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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-0001-020-0337 MG18-25

Montgomery County, Kentucky Montgomery County, Kentucky 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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To his Excellency the Governor of Kentucky,

Your Petitioners would most respectfully represent that at the August Term 1859 of the Montgomery Circuit Court an Indictment was found against Mr James Bullock formerly of Montgomery County for Hog Stealing and that before said Indictment was found said Bullock had been arrested on said charge and tried before an examining Court which Court adjudged and determined that said Bullock should be held to bail in $1000. for his appearance at the next term of the Montgomery Circuit Court after said trial by the examining Court to Answer said Charge that he gave bail, With his sureties, that said Bullock very soon after his trial before the examining Court left the State of Ky & failed to appear in discharge of his recognizance -- that he removed to Missouri where he & his wife have both died leaving a large family of helpless orphan Children, that he had estate sufficient however to pay the amount of the recognizance -- But a judgment has been rendered against his surities for the amount of the recognizance

They would state that they verily believe said Bullock was at the time of the commission of the Crimes for which he was ted Indicted was a Monomaniac, that he had lived in many the County of Montgomery in the same neighborhoold for many years & had until some ^short^ time before the commission of said offence maintained a good character was very industrious

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and had really been a thrifty man -- but for some time before this charge was made Bullock's health had failed him & his intimate friends had discovered a mental alienation in him. Wherefore they pray your Excellency to interpose and to remit so much of the forfeiture as by the constitution & laws you have the power to do & we will pray &C.

L. C. Jeffries A J Combs Jas. R. Wilson Samuel Mc,Kee Paul C Bedford J Howard L. Dudley Wilson Thos. Turner H,, Caywood James Turley W. T. Gatewood E E Garrett J T Ricketts J M Ricketts J. S. Stephens J, P, M, C John Carrington Jesse Harman H. Jones D. B. Jones R Williams V R Kemper Charles Nelson Aquilla Young George P Jones Wm Judy Charles Gilkey Jno L. Williams A B Desneng Thomas S Powell Benjamin Hart James Young John Garrett Calvin Brock C Botts J. S. Bush Masson Botts H C Ellis Jack Jouett A B Gatewood W O Gilkey E N McCormick Josiah Anderson J T Triplitt