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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-0001-020-0364 MG18-60

Scott County, Kentucky Scott 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 Beriah Mcgoffin Govenor of of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Your petitioners would respectfully represent that at the Novr: Term of the Scott Circuit Court Sanford Tomlinson was tried for Shooting John Baker with intent to Kill and was for Said offence fined the Sum of Fifty Dollars & cost and imprisoned in the County Jail for Six Months. We would further State that we believe that Said Tomlinson Shot at Said Baker honestly believing that he would be Killed or badly beaten by Said Baker the proof in the cause clearly Showing that Said Baker had on divers occations treated Said Tomlinson in Such a manner as would have Justified Said Tomlinson in Killing him and that the only thing which could have possibily Justified Such a verdict is that Said Tomlinson Shot at the wrong time notwithstanding we belive he honestly thought he would be attackd he having been abused by Said Baker once or twice the Same day. We further State that Sanford Tomlinson So far as our intercorse has been is a good law abiding citizen, It was proven by Several witnesses in Court that Baker had Threaten to take the life of Said Tomlinson on former occasions, We would therefore Knowing the facts in the case pray Your excellency to remit the fine and releace the Said Tomlinson from the imprisonment and Your petitioners would ever pray &c.

S. D. Holloway William Orr B, N, Bradford John R Corssen Jas Baldwin Legrand Lucas J. S. Lindsay Joseph Barber William D Poindexter M McCurry John H Wash Austin Alsop G, M, Tilford S. Jones J V Adams

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Squire

Commonwealth vs } Pet -- Sanford Tomlinson