Thomas C. Woods to Beriah Magoffin

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KYR-0001-020-1956

Document Genre

Correspondence

Repository

Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

Collection

Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862

Item Location

MG23-406

Place of Creation

Lebanon, Marion County, Kentucky

Date of Creation

23 June 1862

Dates Mentioned

1862-06-23

Thomas C. Woods to Beriah Magoffin, 23 June 1862, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862, MG23-406, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, KY. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-020-1956, (accessed December 27, 2024).

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Lebanon Ky June 23 62
His Excy B. Magoffin
Dear Sir

Mr. Harris sends his Petition for remission of fine against young Mr. Hand for retailing liquor to Soldiers= I have read Mr. Harris Petition and he relates the matter of the action of the Grand Jury and the part I performed as Co Atty pretty substantially= From what passed by myself while I was called before the Grand Jury and from what was said by the Jury and from what was done by the Town Trustees at the time of whose Board I was on I was myself surprized that any Indictments were returned against Mr. Hand & others= The law was then a new one and great numbers of soldiers about town rendered it next to impossible to vend liquors to any body without selling also to the Soldiers and in order to accommodate all parties it was agreed by the Trustees with Mr. Harris and others Tavern keepers that if they would close up and not sell any more for a time that they the Trustees would not order me as Co Atty to prosecute them This was submitted to Mr. Harris and others and I know that he ceased selling under that
arrangement and I have no doubt that Mr. Harris regarded it as a matter entirely gone by and forgotten under the general understanding= I was surprized myself that any Indictments were found against them= By military orders he and others could not vend for a considerable time under their license= I therefore hope your Excy may remit the fine

Respectfully yours
Thos. C Woods

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