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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-0001-020-0379 MG18-83 to MG18-84

Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky 1859-12-16 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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To His Excellency the Govenor of Ky

The undersigned citizens of Daviess county Kentucky, beg leave to represent to your excellency that at the September term of the Daviess Circuit Court a judgment was rendered against David Owen of the county for $7500 on an indictment for "striking with intent to kill in sudden heat" one AlbertGHoward

They state that the said David Owen is a good and worthy citizen, of the commonwealth an poor but upright and honest man & that in view of his poverty ^previous^ character & good conduct we recommend him as a fit subject for executive clemency and petition for executive clemency, and petition your excellency to remit his fine --

Owensboro Ky Decr 16th 1859

John H, McHenry Robert, P, Sharp Thomas Dodson W T Potterfield J B Mitchell James B Cruse B J Mitchell John R Sharp Joseph, L, Silver Wm J. Johnson John S Ford John Locke W Bryan David Stone Wm M. Fuqua Wm Abell Henry B Philpott Samuel Bryant Wm N Lane J T Lane J. M Ware T T Ware

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Harrison Hale James Griffin Albert Griffin C T Pinkston J E Maddux Thomas Lowes Elisha Burton Joseph King J M Barnhill Saml H, Harrison S T Duncan John Taylor Henry C, Miller William Riddle John B. Duncan Marcus McDonnnall Alex. McDonnall Joseph.F. Duncan J F Kincaid B J Lane Isaiah, C, Darnel Allin, Baughn Tapley Maddux Vinson Mcpherson William M Harrison James Turnbull George Turnbull Samuel J Swope William Swope J. C Sampel Georg kirns William Watkins Henry Cane William Nelson John B Stone S D Kennady James Phelon H G Higdon Wm B Wall John Mitchell

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Daviess Cir. Ct $75. } Assault David Owen Respd 12 Mos IssdJany 30. 1860

Remitted B. M.

IssdJany 22. 1861

Respite 12 mos B. M.