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 November 12, 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-0001-020-0284 MG17-271 to MG17-272

Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky 1860-12-31 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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Elkton Ky Decr 31 1860 Hon Beriah Magoffin Frankfort Ky Dear sir

At the last Octr Term of our Circuit Court The Commonwealth of Kentucky recover Judgment agst W W Grady for Ten dollars on and indictment for nuisance to the public highway the proof introduced on the trial was that the overseer of the road leading from Elkton to Fairview in this County cut a ditch in front of the Blacksmith and wagonn makers shop belonging to the sd Grady and that the same was almost entirely cut onso through Gradys land a very small portion thereof being in the public road, and was a very great inconvenience to Grady and persons that employed him to do their work and that he filled up the ditch and turned the water into the road injuring it but very little if any

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he is a poor man and he in conjunction with the undersigned would be pleased if your Excellency would release him from the payment of said fine.

Very Respectfully S, M, Kennedy W. B Harrison

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Respite 12 Mo B. M IsdJany 3 Todd Cir. Ct $10. } Nuisance W. W. Grady