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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-0001-020-0255 MG17-223 to MG17-226

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To his Excellency Governor Magoffin

The undersigned citizens of the County of Caldwell would respectfully represent that R. H. Johnson, who is now in confinement in the Penitentiary under a conviction for mayhem inflicted on his wife, is in their opinion entitled to the intervention of your Excellency We believe that the punishment he has suffered is fully equal to the demands of justice under the circumstances of his conviction. He is the head of a dependant and helpless family without whose aid want and suffering must subject to the cold charities of an unfriendly world. His offense against the laws of the land and the good order of society was the result, not of criminal purpose, so much as the unfortunate influence of inebriation, and the demands of justice for the crime are adequately satisfied by the punishment he has already received.

Wherefore in consideration of the premises we respectfully ask the interposition of that mercy confided to your Excellency by the constitution and laws of the land -- in his behalf.

Mrs. Sophi Johnson Will. H. Miller Wm Y. Mitchusson John Holland Jesse Stevens E, P, Campbell Bryant Nichols R H. Lander J E Osborn J. H. Roberts S F Farrow T. E Sigler Thos Lacy James.H. Francis R. L. Wilson R. A. Mansfield Dr, C, Stevens R, B, Ratliff Foster, Mason D. C. young F D Wyatt

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James. S. Wylie E P george Jas A Cook W. H. Pickots William Williamson Stallard Darnall C. T Dabney James M Morse B, F, Cantrell B. D. J, P, McGoodwin B, J, Smith Daniel Bishop E S. Mitchusson A Y. Mitchusson J. B. Wadlington W, H, Calvert L. D Bowers Wright Nichols senr O.. Wilkerson John R Nichols W W Morse c c c John A vawn J. M. Lester I S Morse Jeff C Asher Joseph Mc Wm S Fryer Thos J. Peak John W Davis Thos W Peek B D Peek Geo. M. Fox wm Cash R, M. Calvert, W, R. Gray Eli McFandlin J. B. Gore S G Leech J. B. Crider John T Hyatt R. L. Harper Winston Markham John Lewis A Harpending David Leech H. H. markham Thos J Carver Henry Smily Wm, H, Morehead Elijah stevens J, T, Morse Jas F,, Ingram Jas M Pearce Elisha Mason F M French H,, H,, Harper E M stevans A H Ford A, R, McDowell G. B. McDowell James,, W,, Crabb A, G. Jones C. P. Joyner W B Acree Wm S James Cantrell Y. W. Pickering W. P. Chambers B, N, Dawson R P Dawson James Cook J, P, Rascoe D, H Wylie Cha A McGoodwin Wm Finley C. J. Oliver Wm Carter, J P C C John Hayes T M Dalton W. C. Hopper J R Huleth, attor. at Law H, H, P, Pool Esqr B Littlefield Esqr A J Martin R, B, Daulton Richard Barnes H. J. Evans V. D. M. T. L. Mcnary M. T. Hopson W. S. Talbott, Police Judge Jno W Simpson D P Sigler John J Wylie John A Martin John M, Higgins Jas W blake J. W. Harpending A E Lowey John Redman M. G. Y U Menser Robert Garrett J R Hayes A Reynolds Sr S C Hawton Jas, E, Kevil Austin Williamson Richd Whittington J. P. Gracey A,, Jordan S Stafford D, H, Blalock T E Baker Martin. Crow L B Sims Saml Garrett Wm Wadlington Hugh Cragg Z Blackburn J P C C John Markham M Dudley J. Marts Jas H Leeds J P C C Thos M, McGough P, C, C W E Mitchusson D. C. Clk M McGoodwin L. Withers P. M. Reuben Cook John A Satterfield Hugh, F, McNary J. H. Savells W H Kevil, H. M. Witherspoon James C. Barns D. C. W W Williams John. N. Dörr Thomas Hunter Edm P Watkins Clk c. c. c. Drury, M, Kevil James Jordan Fraz Jones Wm O'Hara

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P,, Conway cor Henry Lewis W. M Joyner W W Crafford Butler Hullard Littleon Perry Lewis G Bert Robert Pyney Simeon Smith F W. N May Wm K. Davis H, J, Kinsolving R W James Young Wm Nichols J W Sadd James Perry J W Gillis Thos S Robmore W Smith E M. Smith A B Cartwright S N Woodruff F Nickols W. D. Franklin B M Stone S. G Dillingham B. F. Board James S Hubbard Wm R hayfield John Satterfield J, P, C, C Timothy Creekmur G, R, Glass Martin Jackson Wm Creekmer L C Duke Wm McRobertson John John Wylie A,, C,, Mayes J, Z, Chambers C T Wadlington D. Kirk Samuel Potter E. H. Stone Allen goen Jesse Cooksey H, W, Cooksey Conrad Rohrbach E strong M, L, Edwards Jas. Edwards James B Freddie L, S Evans F, M, Dodds F, W, Dodds. Ds. Shrff C J. B Hart Henry Tandy saterfield W R Farrow A, T, Turner D C stevens sen John. N. Estes Newman Estes Wm H. Mott Jr William G, Groom A D Baker W H Cantrell J M Harper

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W. H. Pool A J Fartherston William McCoy David L. Hunter J. M. Pool J. S. Land George D. McGowan Rev J. B Templeman S. T Lester William Flood Benjamin Quisenberry John. F. Baker Hardy Soliman T, G,, Mallory J. B Baker A. B Quisenberry B C Griffith Henry Wormeslduff J B Groom J. P. C. C E B Martin Charles C Lockett John,, E,,, McCarty Isaac Gilkey J J Chambers R W Wake W. B. Machen John. T. Boucher Jeptha Griffith Wilson Sien Elijah Ford R. M. Long George W Hays M. A. Cartwright Thos J, Watson John, Prince John Haut N. Jones W. J. Wilson P, M, Waller

Trigg Cir ct R. H. Johnson 3 yrs Penty Mayhem Pardon Issd Dec 21 1860

Statement of of Johnsons Case Penty -- Hon H. C Burnett & Welkerson --