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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-0001-020-0208 MG17-162 to MG17-163

Jackson County, Kentucky Jackson County, Kentucky 1860-11-13 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "3": 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 Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Your Petitioners Citizens of Jackson County Ky Respectfully sheweth that at the present term of the Jackson Circuit Court Newton J Hews a citizen of said county was found gulty under an Indictment in said Court for driving along the public road in said County for more than Eight miles fifty sheep without having them marked & branded as required by law & fined one hundred Dollars & cost,

They state that from the proof in the Case no person was injured by reason of said sheep being drove along the road as stated they further state they are satisfied that said Hughes & the persons engaged in driving said sheep for him did not know that it was Contrary to law to drive said sheep the distance named ^without marking or branding^ & consequently no intention to violate the law was intended, that Hughes is comparatively a poor man ^and hard run^ & if he is compelled to pay said fine he will be seriously injured, that he is a good citizen and ought to be relieved from the payment of the fine, wherefore in view of the whole case they ask your excellency to remit said fine they really think that the payment

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of the fees & cost in the case will be a sufficient punishment against Hughes -- & the example made of him will be a sufficient warning to others in this County to compel them to observe the law in such cases

November 13th 1860.

H. C. Lilly Estill Thos H Carson W. H Wilson Franklin Faubus R Runyon Harrison Fleming H J Clark J. Newcum John Stephens J P J C Hardin Alsan John Farmer Robert Hays John Reece Isaac Hacker T I Cornelisen R E Nichols Jas Wood J, H, Durham M Cehron Milton Pigg Mathias Seaborn J K Seal Robt Ramsey Cornelius Moor gotfrey Isaacks J C Morriss Henry Faubus

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Andrew Isaacs D. S. Jones Calvin Mchafery Spielman Isaacs Hugh ODonnell A G Ward will isaacs W H Randall

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McKee Nov 15th 1860 Gov Magoffin

I have no doubt but N J Hugh acted ignorantly in driving his lot of sheep upon a public road in this county with out putting the point on Said markers upon them as required by the revised statutes if he had known what was required I have no doubt but he would have complied with it there are but few who know the provision and the penalty is very severe I hope you will remit the fine yours respt

Granville Pearl Sam J Fanley John Dishman

Citizens of Jackson County Kentucky To } Petition for Remission of fine of $100 agst N. J. Hughes Governor of Kentucky

Jackson Cir. Ct Respite 12 mo B. M $100 } Midsemeanor H. J. Hews IssdDecr 1. 1860