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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-0001-020-0361 MG18-56

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To his excelency Governer Mcgoffin

Your Your petitioners would respectufuly represent To your excelency that at the Barren Equity and Criminal court that our gilmore p Hay was convicted of felony for manslaughter for the Killing of thos Barret in an affray and sentanced to serve in the Penetentuary of Kentucky two years G P Hay was very young not twentyone when it happened and at A time when the Deceased had a drawn gunn in his Hand we Beleive that under these circumstances That G P Hay the unfortunate youth ought to Be pardoned We would further represent to your excelency that G P Hay is the only child of and afflicted father Peter A Hay who is poor very poor and has Been confined To his Bed nearly all his time for five or six years and Such is his distrest and afflicted condition that he needs The services and comfort and security of his only child we Therefore most earnestly entreat your excelency to Enterpose the power of or pardoning power and restore said Boy to the Basom and security of his afflicted father

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