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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-0001-020-0411 MG18-139 to MG18-140

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1860-10-27 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 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 Beirah Magoffin Governor of Kentucky.

Your Petitioner Jacob Elderkin, states that at the June term (1860) of the City Court of Louisville, he was fined five hundred dollars for an alleged assault & battery on and one hundred dollars for an alleged assault and battery on He states, that he was not present at the trial of Either of these cases -- and was not represented by an attorny; but was Engaged on a boat Going from Louisville to New Orleans at the time of trial. The costs in both cases ^including attos 30% of fines -- ^ amount to two hundred & forty six dollars & ten cents. He has replevied the sd fines including costs which amount in all to eight six hundred and forty six Fifty three dollars & ten 80 cents. He states that he has been Engaged for the Ensuing pork season at the House of Hamilton & Company. and that the wages which will accrue to him for his winter work will Just about pay the costs, but will not be sufficient to pay the same, and board and clothe him for the winter The fines assessed against him are certainly Enormous. He is a poor. young man, and wholly unable to pay said fine, He relies upon his daily labor for a support He has no property of any kind He promises, if your Excellency will remit these fines, that his name, shall never appear on the records of said Court again, unless in case of absolute necessity, Wherefore he most respectfully prays that said fines be remitted.

Jacob Elderkin Louisville October 27th 1860,

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I certify that the amount of costs in the before mentioned Cases. $246.10. has been Replevied ^as also the Fines^

F. B. Jones. D. C.

M. Pyles Jesse Tolbert Thos Barn Saml McCollum B Miller P. M. Campion M O, Wade C, W, Evans

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Louisville Ct Ct Respite 4 mos B. M.

IsdOct 31. 1860 B M

$500. } Assault $100 } Assault J. Elderkin Remitted Jany 20. 1861

Remitted B. M