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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867 KYR-0001-004-0781 BR10-201 to BR10-202

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To His Excelency B. Magoffin Governor of Kentucky --

Your petitioners the undersigned citizens of Grant County -- pray your Excellency to grant a pardon to E. T. Herndon -- who was convicted of having counterfeit money in his possession with intent to pass the same -- at the November Term 1859 of the Grant Circuit Court -- and Sent to the Kentucky Penitentiary on two Indictments for the space of two years and four months on each indictment --

Signed --

I acted as Judge at the Court in Grant County at which E T Herndon was convicted as above stated and cheerfully Sign this Petition

Jno Rodman W D Congers R. Burnvous R, H, Lucas John James -- E. H Conrad Thomas H Yancy William Vanlandingham Tilford Metcalf Wm S. Dickerson John Baker

I defended Herndon -- He was shown to have paymentcounterfeit money in his possession. There was no proof that he had passed any according

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to my recollection

His family in this County are respectable people and Herndon at the time of his conviction was ^in^ very feeble ^health^ I do not know his state of health now

I believe he might be pardoned with out the law or public justice being at all violated

Th N Lindsey

One of the indictments on which Herndon was convicted was for having in his posession some fifteen hundred or two thousand dollars of counterfeit money. Knowing it to be counterfeit with the intent to pass it, to which he plead guilty, and the other was for passing one or two one dollars bills with the knowledge that they were counterfeit to which he likewise plead guilty -- Herndon was raised in Franklin, I have known him since I was a child always liked him, and in view of those facts join in the prayer for his pardon --

P. U. Major Comths Atty. who prosecuted

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This petition was presented to Gov Magoffin soon after Herndons conviction, but not acted upon -- It is again presented with accompanying papers, under the hope that Herndon's good conduct while in prison, may issue apardon authorize a pardon -- He has but a few months to serve; and is anxious to be placed in a position where he can do better in future.

James Harlan Jr

Petition for Pardon of E. T. Herndon --