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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-0001-020-0202 MG17-152 to MG17-153

Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky 1860-11-02 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 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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 the govenor of Kentucky, Beriah Magoffin

Your petitioner John Murry says one John Lenard commited an offense against the laws of this state by stabing one Patrick Daugherty, for which offense he was held in bonds for his appearance at the October term of the Anderson circuit Court, held in 1860, in the sum of one hundred dollars, that this petitioner being the friend of said Lenard went as surity on his bail bond for his appearance, that said Lenard failed to make his appearance at Court, and that thereby said bond was forfeited. This petitioner further says that the said Daugherty has since recovered from his wound, He further says that he is a poor man and has to make his living by labouring on public works, and if he should have the one hundred dollars to pay, it will considerably

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embarrass him, He therefore prays that your executive clemency be extended to him and that you remit said fine or forfeture

John Mury says the statements of the foregoing petition are true.

John Murray

Subscribed & sworn to before me by John Murray. Nov 2 1860

N. W. Penney Notary public for Anderson County Ky

We the undersigned citizens of Anderson County Concur in the above prayer.

J W Sherspoon John Ripy G W Mathewes James Saffell Moses. Smith Jas. R Chambers J. H. Walker J. B" Bush J S, Littlepage Jr W. W. Penney James M. Posey Thos H Hankleson Jas A. McBrayer John Draffen Thos. A. Kavanaugh C. N. Kavanaugh

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Anderson Cir. Ct $100 } Forfeiture Recognizance John Murray Remitted B. M IssdNov 30. 1860

J. B. Bush Lawrenceburg Ky.