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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-0001-020-0201 MG17-151

1860-11-30 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 Excellency Beriah Magoffin Esq Govenor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Your Petitioner would -- Respectfully represent that he was fined on the day of 1860 he was tried and find before Esq A. Crockett for a Breach of the peace ten dollars. the circumstances is as follows this Petitioner was in company with Wm Moore and a Settlement about an old matter Came up and then was a Quarel and -- Dispute insued and no fight or Lick passed and this Petitioner was fined as above when he only acted as meidator to Settle the Difficulty he makes this a part of his petition heretofor filed for the remittence of his imprisonement and prays that you will remit his fine as above stated. David H. Johnson

Sworn to before me by D H Johnson this 30th day of Nov 1860

we respectifully ask that your Excellency remit the above fine as we think it is meritorious

E, A, W, Roberts M Joyce Francis McQuillen John Glore Jno Sullinger. Jr G. W. Pifer Patrick Cunningham John clark E reid Deinway M Scott

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Franklin J P Commonwealth vs } Petition David H Johnson

Respite 12 mos B. M $10. } breach of the peace IssdNov 30. 1860