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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-0001-020-0376 MG18-77 to MG18-78

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To his Excellency The Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

We the undersigned citizens of Calloway & Marshall Counties would respectfully represent to your excellency That at a late term of the Calloway county Equity & Criminal court Josiah. P. Starks a citizen of Marshall county was convicted of breach of the peace and fined the sum of $28 50/100 dollars. we would represent that said Starks resides some miles from Murray the county seat of calloway when the judgment was rendered and was sick and unable to attend court at the time of trial, we would further represent to your Excellency that said Starks is a poor man with a large family and ordinarily a peaceable, and quiet, citizen, For these among other considerations we would most earnestly reccommend his case as one worthy to receive Executive

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Interposition, and hope your Excellency will grant the prayer of your humble petitioners by immediatley remitting said fine for which we ever pray &c

Jany 5th 1861

R V Rowland Snr R V Rowland Jnr H. W. Williams Solomon. Williams John Connar P. S. Pace m P Cope L, F, Starks James Williams S. P. Stark C Wolf James Goheen J. E. Goheen J, R, Gee J. Mchaly W. H. Story Jas, Jones H. K. Lindsey L. H. Starks Jno. L. Irvan W, T, Jones J. R. Spilman A. J. Cope J, W, Ferguson W. H. Covington J Wable J. B. Graham J A gray S R Barders Daniel Pace S,, E Clark J. H Skaggs G,, H,, Covington Will W Curd R M Puckett W H Dernott N G Gibson W,, H,, Anderson Wm M Starks E, C, Brady

Remitted B. M

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William lindsey J. C. Gowen John Anders

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Calloway E & C Ct

$28 50/100 } Breach J. P. Starks Remission Issd Jany 22. 1861