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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-0001-020-0138 MG17-56

Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky Petition English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. 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 Excelencey Buriah Macgoffin Govr of the commonwealth of Kentucky

this Petition Respectfully Sheweth that Mr G. W Collins a citizen of the town of Danville was fined By the Police Judg of Said town the Sum of five $5,88 Dollars & 88cts for a Breach of the Peace -- and as we are conversant with the care & Know there was no disturbance of the peace & that mr Collins was induced to confess a Judgment without fully knoing his rights & that the fine perhaps would not have been aflicted had the matter been investigated -- -- therefore we pray that Said fine of five Dollars ^88 cts^be remited & that the Said Collins be released for Ever from the payment of the Same

Jas. D. Webb. D. D. B. Fishback M. Newbey P. R. Bissell Thos Cook John, R, Figg M G Russel H, C, Swift Rev S. P. Bowlen T. T. Taylor Geo W C Spears Jr

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H B Starrwood P. B. Hon J H Burton Steven T. Neil H, Terey J. G. Russell Samuel, S, Moore S. B. Davis John F. Virden Jas P, Baldrick Jackson Davis

Danville Po. Ct $5 88/100 } breach G W. Collins IssdNov 13. 1860

Remitted B M