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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-0001-020-0320 MG18-2

Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky Petition English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. 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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Govenor Maggoffin

I write to you to ask you to Parden my Brother I do not believe him guilty if I thought him guilty I could bear the idea of him a Staying theire the full length of his time but he is not guilty if the witnesses against him were respectable I might believe him guilty but they were not my Brother was our Support when he was here we knew no want, But but here we are now myself and little Brother and Mother with no one to help us through the coming winter now that my Brother is gone who was duped by two villians, who took advantage of him haveing no Education and led him I in to Difaculty I feel confident if he is pardoned that he will be good boy and a great help to his Mother, and me his Sister it is with a Sister and little Brothers prayers I ask you to parden our James

Yours &c Annaie Ranson Covington Ky,,

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