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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862 KYR-0001-020-0120 MG17-29 to MG17-30

Edmonson County, Kentucky Edmonson County, Kentucky 1860-09 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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To His Excellency B Magoffin Governor of Kentucky.

The undersigned represents to yr. Excellency, that at the late September Term of the Edmonson Equity & Criminal Court, he was fined fifity Dollars, under an Indictment for an assault upon one Joseph Lewis. He represents that the verdict was founded alone upon the evidence of the family of said Lewis. He says he is poor, that the fine is unjust and should not be collected -- He prays that said fine be remitted. Sept 1860

J J Briant

The undersigned unite with the petitioner James Bryant and ask that the fine referred to be remitted, the reasons therefore in our judgment being sufficient

Names Wm Allen Stanford Mitchell Luther Carpenter N. P. Dillingham Wm L, Smith James M Tucker Moses Shobe Henry Smith Jas Graham H Jorden Samuel Stone W M Patterson S, W, Combs John Ford Jaret mitchell

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Elijah Kinser John Hudson Jacob. L, Shobe James B Carter George B Ewing Jackson Larnee Henry Emerson Thos,, H,, Smith Geo Wright

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Edmonson Cir. ct Remitted B. M. $50 } Assault J J Briant IssdNov 8. 1860