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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-0001-020-0310 MG17-310

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To his excellency Beriah McGoffin Governor of Kentucky, your petitioners would respectfully state, that at the present term of the Green Circuit Court, one Jesse Close under an indictment for shooting at and wounding one Mrs Ann Noe and her daughter Nancy Ann, was convicted of the offence charged and sentanced to pay a fine of four hundred dollars and be imprisoned in the county jail four months -- your petitoners believe the sentence was a just one, and ought not to be reversed or set aside; and in the opinion of many, was less severe, than the enormity of his crime deserved -- your petitioners learn that the said Close has a petition in circulation to remit the fine, and release the imprisonment should such a paper be presented to your excellency, it is hoped it will be rejected on the ground that it is not a case requiring executive clemency, of which your exelency would be perfectly satisfied, if you knew the circumstances and evidence adduced upon the trial, and of which it is hoped your excellency will inform himself, and as in duty bound your petitioners will ever pray &C --

J T. Goalder K Seter T, B,, Moss W W Montgomery one of the Jury Wm James T Montgomery T. Sidebottom J. A Adair B. F. Bucher T A Webster

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J E Sherrell J J Durham B. B. Scott. B F Moss D, E, Moss senor F, L, Moss John Hood George Hood Samuel Hood W,, J,, Paxton J,, W,, Paxton J M Paxton J H gilbert A g gilbert Peter Sidebottom T B Eastes H C Noe J D Mays J A Rison Thomas Armes John, M, Cann as one of the jury Royal J Noe John H Litmor A. W. Paxton L. D. Clark Thomas. A. Lowe James Brewer James J. Paxton William E Paxton Mathew M. Paxton Aaron W Blakeman Samuel L Blakeman R. Hatcher E B Clark Jas A. Eckles Milton Blakeman W H blakeman O. j. Epperson J T Buchanan C. H. Hatcher R B White J R White I C Grave John Moody W, J. Cowherd W. W. Starman Jas, M, Atkinson Danl P White Jr Jas P Atkinson J. W Shively L, W, Robinson Thos H, Gaines B. W Robt Ball Thos Muer J. A. Brownlee J S Durham, one of the Jury J. A Trasenwriter J. H. Moss S M Moss James P Smith A, C, Higgason Burr Hazell James Wheat Abel Hudson Drury Hudson sen age 78 Strathe Hazell John W Bragg Francis Mars O P Marshall Thos Marshall Thomas F Field one of the Jury