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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-0001-020-0372 MG18-71 to MG18-72

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To his Exl. B, Magoffin Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Your petitioners the undersigned would most respectfully state that ^at^ the term of the Rockcastle Circuit Court Ben, R, P, Langford was indicted for an alledged offense of shooting at one A. J. Mershon maliciously with intent to Kill. without hiting or wounding him, and the case has been pending in said court ever since and one trial had which resulted in a hung Jury, and not desiring to see said Langford further harrassed and annoyed by said indictment, said Mershon being a notorious bad character now in view of all circumstances We humbly ask your Excellency to pardon the offense

S. W. Brown Uriah Albright Jo. E. Smith D clk R. C. C. M C Miller C R C D G Colyer clk J P Keaton A, D, Baker Elias Ceebee C. R. C John H. Colyer F. B. McClary Thos Y Brooks M J Miller Henry Haggard Nathan Whitaker J, Newcum J. G, Hazlewood Isaac J Farley Juge of Jackson county M, R, Moore Jams. M. Chesnut W, T, Lair David owens Alfred Smith D. clerk John Connors Sheriff M. I. Cook R D. Cook, D. S. G, W, Roberts W L Mullins

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Milton Sowder Police Judge John Sowder Francis Ramsy John Woodyard Wm Payne: Jailer, R, C W B Smith John Conn James ,M, Smith M, Frazer M, D H B Limille Charles Drew Stephen Angling B P Hiatt J. L Ramsey J, F, Hiatt G, S, Myers Esq Jonathan Abney W. P Chesnut G. W. Payne F, M. Hunt William Langford Isaiah Price Wm M. Smith Jn, P, Newcum Wm Sowder D. clerk R. C.. C. Flennon Morgan W H Kempir W Stigall Daniel Roberts Charles W Colyer M. A. Brown Pysi. Jas H Cummins A C Menefee James Padgett W H. Kirtley atty at Law B R Batturinn Judge of the Rockcastle count cou John W Lewis William Kenebrod Robert Ferguson David Henderson H, H, McClure Thornton Suttles Big. Charles Jones W,, W,, McCall David N. Williams W A. Brooks. In^n^ Keeper E Minks -- C. S -- Jorden: Cornette Mordica, Mullins M. F. Mullins Hearted J Cullins S E Cash c r c Ashley Owens Ranson Lowell Robert Cap W. G. Proctor J. P. R. C. Nathane Newcume James Eastham Freedom G. Reynolds M C. Owens,

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Adams Crawford asistant Marshel William Gowens Wesly Owens J. P. R c Mark, R, Boyle J. H. Mulins W B Ramsey J, B, Parsons Jr R B Ward Henry mullins Hyram H Davis Jackson Mulins Willson Smith. W C, Fish -- Esq J, C, Searcy Isaac Taylor A Chesnut Daniel Adams Nathaniel Southard A. C. Sowder W P Hunt Charles. C. Johnson

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Lankfords case no judgt,