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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-0001-020-0285 MG17-273 to MG17-274

Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky 1860-12-31 Petition English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Covington Ky Dec 31st 60 To His Excelency the Governor of Kentucky Honoured Sir

During the setting of the Circuit Court of Kenton County December term I was on trial and fined fifty dollars for carrying a concealed weppon commonly called and Known as a billey. altho found guilty I deny eaver carrying or owning any sutch wepon, tis true I was found with the billey in my hand, the circumstance of the case is this my Older Brother Jacob Metz was engaged in a meelee or fight during the Election last August I being presant but not engaged untill I saw a third party asault and strike my Brother with a billey I rushed to the resque and succeeded in taking the billey from the said third party and retaining possesion but during my temporary abesence in the circuit court my case was called and in abesence of my selfe and witnesses on the mistaken evidance of one man I was found guilty and fine assesed as above which fine I pray your Elcelency to Remit as it is unjust in toto. I applied for a new trial but the press of buisiness debard me. I will venture to take the liberty of enclosing the affidaveds in the case that your Honor may not think that I am attempting to impose &c I could if requisite obtain all most the entire city as endorsers of my Good character and peacable disposition. but when a Brother is assaulted with a deadley weppon, it is cowardly, and unbecoming a son of Kentucky to not attempt a resque I resqued my Brother taking the deadley weppon from his oponant, which constitutes my onley crime for which I was tried and fined fifty dollars

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I being a man of familey with limited means I think it extreemely hard if I should be compelled to pay said fine. I therefore most Respectf Pray you Excelency to Remit &c

I will ever pray &c Phillp Metz

To His Excelency Govenor of Kentucky Dear & Hon Sir

We of the Jury as above do Join in the petition of Mr Philip Metz, beleiveing from evidance and other circumstances during the trial of Mr Jacob Metz -- that Mr Philop Metz was inocent of the charge alledged said evidance appearing after the trial of Philip Metz therefore we have no means of ratifying our judgment onley in petition to your Excelency which we as Jurors willingley do. Most Respectfly

Jurors Names W. L Shrock James Davison B. K, Reynolds John Wesner David Harris J, W, Herbert F. Dresmann. H T Buckner William M Peacher W, Cleaveland

Mr Collville and Mr Longmore the remaining two Jurors are residants of the County and have not been seen W, L, S