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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-0001-020-0424 MG18-159 to MG18-160

Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky 1860-10-31 Petition English Version 1 of page "6": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "5": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "6": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "5": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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 Beriah Magoffin Governor of Kentucky,

Your Petitioners beg leave to state that we have been informed that James A Ransom, a convict in the Ky Penitentiary, sent from Covington is quite ill, unable to work -- that he has been some time in the Hospital --

We refer your Excellency to a Petition now in your hands for the facts as to Ransom's offense -- trial and conviction, His widowed mother is in deep distress, and poverty, and now deprived of almost her only support by the confinement of James, is in danger of extreme suffering from the cold of the coming Winter, We ask that you will give this case an immediate examination, and if compatible with reason, justice, humanity and the welfare of society, that you will grant him an immediate pardon. Covington Ky Oct 31/60

Names John McDonald A C. Ellis Peter Longhorse James Mcferson Jacob Metz Names John R. Ricke A. Madeira Speer Ferguson John Brown James ^his x Mark^ Butler

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John P McGlaughlin Marshal of Covington, if consistant with your Feeling, and believing that he has already Sufferd greately in flesh, he may and I hope will reform and restore happyness to his afflicted ^mother^ and aid him in his good Intention of reforming. I have given my Name to his pettishier

Covington Nov 10th, I was present when James Ransom was tried & hardly thought a conviction could be found under the testimony offered. I perceive the names of several lawyers attached to this petition & suppose that they were impressed similarly to myself. John M. Casey

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I am satisfied the statement in the above petition are strictly true, the original petition gives the facts. I am satisfied that this is a proper subject for the interferance of Executive clemency & hope if the young man is released he will soon be able to aid his poor mother, as he has certainly ever been an industrious boy --

C M

I fully concur with the above

James B Gray John Kearny John Clayton D. E Noonan Henry Zell G H Utley J C Howard Ben Davison Ben, F, Hieatt J A. Goodson T. A Flanagan T Phillips James tambilin Henry Bottes Wm. D. Brown W D Holt Levi F, Daughety

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H, Myers C Butler John -C- Taylor Joseph a Keen Richard Richards John M Ferguson R K Sumerwell M M Bolan Wm Wason Thos, G, Wayman Edward McClarnon Joel H Mcglasson Benjamin L Mcglasson Elbert R. Casey A, H, Herod Jailor Wm Everson B, B, Weidler Geo, A, Gray A J Francis Clinton Butts J, H, Graham John H Druckur John Jameson Nicholas Mount,, Wilhem Fahlsing F. M. Susan S C Perrin W. J. Perrin E Williams J John Ben A Julen John McNamara Patt McNamara James Woodruff E.. Vastine James withers Daniel Pate Wm W Boswell Alanson Gray John Williams John S Lucas John Flynn R Simmons J S, Gallaugh A J Gray John Howard Mich J Callinan Bis Spriggs Richd Cheesman Robert Glass Owen Connelly Jason Gard Joseph Davis John miller J. L. Graham Samuel Hadgets Benj Stevenson William Mooney John Bennet

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Robert Elliot James Berry Willus Rush H C Harris John Bennet George Pavin A, M, Brafford Setverther Pavin David Thomas James Desmond William Griffiths Enock Braiton Miles Grenwood Lewis Morgan John Morgan Bennet Astemen Henry Botles W, F Nicklor

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To His Excellency Beriah Magoffin Governor

Kenton Cir. Ct.

Issue Pardon B, M

Felony

Jas A. Rousseau IssdJany 3 1861.

IsdJay 3

Petition for the Pardon of James A Rouseau

Robert Brown Max Finn Barry struchoff Jos. owens N P Benjamin Stevenson Wm H Estep R W Cooper James Edwards William William D Vaughn Thomas Vaughn