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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-0001-020-0351 MG18-42 to MG18-43

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We the undersigned citizens of the City of Louisville, and County of Jefferson would most respectfully join in the prayer of the accompanying petition of Andrew Gross, George Denzinger, Jacob Leinzinger, and John Zimmerman and would most earnestly recommend them to your honor as proper objects for the exercise of Executive clemency.

Jas Clement. M. S. Gross Wm E Kennedy one of the Jury H C Russell J. B. Jones A. B. Fontaine J, J, T, Murray J. M. Stephens G W Doane A M Stout

I state that I believe the main features in the petition above is true and that Executive clemency towards petitioners will not be misplaced

Resplly John Jones Jr County Attorney

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The sandy Island above Louisville is owned & claimed by Thos Joyes, Francis L Smith & Robt Tyler's heirs, who hold possession through Thomas Joyes & his tenants -- The Island is claimed by Andw Pope's heirs & Geigers' heirs who gave some person permission to occupy the Island & to sell the willows &c, though the property was in the possession of the first named parties.

That person sold some Eighty or one hundred dollars worth of the willows to these Germans who have been fined for an assault committed on Dunn who was moving away the willows under the instruction of Pat Joyes atty.

A suit has been instituted against Pope's & Geiger's heirs and these Germans in Chancery to quit title &c & Dunn the tenant has already recovered a Judgment for $5000/100 agst costs against these Germans for trespass to his possession ^in a separate suit^ -- They therefore have to pay quite a bill of costs in the matter & are ignorant men & have been punishd --

We hope therefore that the fine will be remitted as they have been already punished enough for example & we believe knowing the facts that it is a fair subject for executive clemency & therefore respectfully ask a remission of the fine --

Pat Joyes -- Tho. Joyes Henry Pirtle Hamilton Pope