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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-0001-020-0242 MG17-208 to MG17-209

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To his Exelency Govenor McGoffin of Kentucky

Your Petitioners would State that at the December term 1860 of the Fulton Criminal & Equity Court, Micheal McGinney was found Guilty of Larceny & Sentenced to the penitentiary for one year under the following circumstances. Viz Some time in the Early part of the year 1860 a Large fire occured in Hickman Ky at which goods & merchandize were in Large quantities thrown out into the Street & Some of the Same was Stolen & removed. The morning after the fire Some of Said Goods were found upon the premise of the Said McGinney & he was thereupon commited & held to trial at the court above stated. Now because of the unexplained circumstances of the goods being So found the Jury found said McGinny guilty as Stated. Now your petitioners State that the reason why Said circumstance could not be Explained was because his wife (who is a simple & almost idiotic creature) without his knowledge or consent took Said goods & Left them on the premises. This could not be proved by the wife for obvious & Legal reasons -- She has admited the fact & did so from the first but could not be convicted because she has Scarcely intellect to be in any way responsible & hence incompetent to commit crime -- As afarther fact your

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Petitioners would State that the facts above could have been proven as they are informed & believe, had not the only witness of the above facts Left this State for parts unknown & hence it was impossible to procure his attendance -- Your petitioners would State that Said McGinney has always borne the character of an honest hard working man & was So proved upon trial.

Therefore Your Petition most respectfully Suggest that this is a case calling for the Exercise of the Executive clemency, so wisely by the wisdom of our Laws vested in your Exelency

C Blanton Thos W McMahan Dr J F Gourley W. J. Thompson Mont Wilson H F Cheatham Patrick Gaffney Jas Kirkpatrick A D Kingman Saml Landrum Arthur Brent C. A. Holcombe jr Jno. C. Bailey Isaac Winston B, Ramage J. A. Overton Dr. W, A, Thomson A Goodhart W. D. Isbell J m Kirk Isaac Barnett W R Huffman Eli Aperton E Davis T. V. Gibbs } Jury. T M Corbett } Coms Atty J M Bigger } Judge Joe Roulhac R C Prather B R Walker L. B. C. L. Randle L L D A G Payne W. C. Field Wm C Drury Julon Nail Juno Burchett

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B H Willis. Ed K Warren

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McGinneys case Fulton Co --