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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-0001-020-0369 MG18-66

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To his Excellency Bariah Magoffin Governor of Ky.

Your petitioner William Reynolds states the he Exhibited a Menagerie of animals in a boat upon the Cumberland River on the 28th day of Apl. 1860, & again on the first30th day of May sd April same year, without obtain^in^g licence to do He states that he in good faith believed that he had the right to show on the river without licence & had been so advised He has been arrested & fined $200 for said offences & has paid or secured by strange disinterested friends, the price of the license & costs & replevied the remainder. He has 14 in family to provide for, & is in verry bad health & has no money or property except the animals he Exhibited out of which to pay said fines or to support his family he prays your Excellency to interpose your Executive clemency & pardon $140 of said fines the rest he has paid or securred to be paid. Each bond is for $100 dated May 1st. 1860, payable to the Comth of Ky, with E. Mcfall surety.

William Reynolds

I prosecuted Mr. Reynolds as attorney for Russell county ^in the above cases^ the facts stated above I am satisfied are all true & the people & citizens I think all want the fine remitted, & he has acted innocently as I think & gentlemany about the matter, & especially on account of his want of health & money, & his family I hope your Excellency will pardon the fines

Jo. E. Hays cty atty

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I as sheriff of Russell County arrested Mr, Reynolds for the within described offences I am satisfied that all is true that is herein stated & hope your Excellency will pardon the fines immediately

Enos Carter

We the undersigned are Knowing to the facts of the cases described in the petition & Mr. Mcfall a good citizen of our county has been Kind enough & through sympathy has repleived the fines to relieve Mr. Reynolds under the advice of all present ^that^ your Excellency would reliave him we hope your Excellency will pardon the fines as it is a case of undoubted merit

Joseph E Hays Jacob, A, WIlliams H V, Polley Moses Higginbottom W, a, Eubanks M. S. Givens B H Flowers John Brown Wm M Northrip

Remitted & enclose to Green. B. M