To His Excellency Beriah Magoffin
Governor of Kentucky

The undersigned citizens of Mason County, would state, that at the April Term 1860 of the Mason Circuit Court, one Henry Helfenstein was convicted of passing counterfeit money and sentenced to the penetentiary of the state for [five] years, more than two of which he has now served, This Helfenstein is an ignorant illiterate man, and has doubtless been inveigled into crime by sharpers and those ^who^ wished to use him as a tool, as he has niether sense, nor education to concoct, much less carry any scheme of villainy.

We are informed that he is quite persistant, and promises a reformation as to his associations and habits, and are of the opinion that if he were now pardoned by the interposition of Executive clemency, his reformation, would be more certainly secured, than by his retention in prison for

the full period of his conviction, as he would be in prison bound to good behavior, to those friends who have interfered in his behalf — We would therefore pray your Excellency, that said Helfenstein may be pardoned & the remainder of his term of confined^ment^ remitted and as in duty & ^—

R. H Stanton Pros atty

The undersigned citizens of Fleming county, who reside in the immediate neighborhood, when Helfenstein has lived for many years and where his family still reside would cordially endorse the above petition; and as an additional inducement, for said pardon to be extended to this unhappy man, we would state, that he has a larg and helpless family, entirely dependent upon him for a support; that they are by his confinement reduced to the greatest straits for a subsistence being extremely poor and friendless and that by restoring him to liberty, you will enable him to earn a subsistence for his wife & helpless children

Issue Pardon
B. M

Mason Cir Ct
H C Helienstine
5 yrs Penty
Felony
Pardon Iss^dAug 11 1862

Send answer to to L. M. Cox
Flemingstry

James Eaton
Marshal Crain
Howard M^cClain
Matt G. Jones
David Shrout
Manley B Vanlandingham
A. F. Day
Thomas Barbour
R M Thomas
A. Rawlings
J T Eden
D B Sheperd
Isaac B Pearce
Geo. M. Vansandt
J W Crain

The names signed to the foregoing two petitions are the names of some of the most respectable and upright citizens of the counties of Mason and Fleming
June 12^th 1862

L. M Cox
W^m H Cord,
Flemingsburg, Ky.

Flemingsburg May 29th/62

I have on file in the Executive office a written application Signed by myself Dr E. Logan & H B Dobyns Esq Soliciting the pardon of Henry Helnestine I take this occasion to [...] it and most respectfully urge the Govenor to Pardon Mr H. No public good can be accomplished by his longer confinement. and he has a family actually suffering

Your [frnds]
L W Andrews