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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-0001-020-0338 MG18-26

Lawrence County, Kentucky Lawrence County, Kentucky Correspondence 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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To your Hon B McGoffin Govenor of Ky

your Petitioner Richrard Sick States that he was this day arrested for and assault was paid $14 25/100 being only 14 years of age did not under stand the Law -- and tharre only being one witness that was sworn that testified in the case and it was not proven that the offence was commited in Lawrence count and the Jury was and did find me guilty and find me as affersaid wher forre your petiton say he pray that you may repreave him of the affersaid fine and he further states that the Judment was for $1425 or 7 day imprisment in the Jale which he Ellected to pay the money wher of he pray your Hon will take of a pore Boy -- and repreve him of the affersaid offense as he has alway has been a good Sitasan and will rem as such --

Yours &c Richard Sick

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State of Kentucky County of Lawrence } Sct

I C M Pack do Certify that the oath in named boyR Sick is a good sitazen and a very pore Boy -- and was tride by Jury before me which I think that the Jury Eered in the Case been of he from the instructon of the Court where of I think he ought to be aquited

C M Pack J P L C