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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-0001-020-0427 MG18-165 to MG18-166

Eddysville, Lyon County, Kentucky Eddysville, Lyon County, Kentucky 1860-12-14 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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Eddyville Ky Decr 14 1860 To His Excellency, Beriah Magoffin

The undersigned members of the present bar of Lyon Circuit Court represent that at it's term 1859 one George Orr was indicted for Keeping a tippling Gaming house in said county, on which a bench warrant was ordered and issued and security for his appearance required in the sum of One two hundred dollars -- That Barney Orr, and Nathan Barnett were the sureties for the appearance of said George Orr and for his complying with the judgment of said Court in said case ^at its next April term^ That at the last July term of said Court said time for holding the same, being having been changed, before from the time for which said George Orr was required to appear, and the publication of said change ^not^ being made said George did appear when he was required by his bond so to do, but did not appear at the July term, the change having been made from April, to July -- That said bond was then taken as forfeited, and as your petitioners think, improperly; And that at the present term, now in session, judgment was had against said Barney Orr and Nathan Barnett on said bond -- Your petitioners think that under the circumstances so much of said forfeiture as your Excellency can remit, out to be remitted by all means, and that said parties be

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discharged from pay^ing^ the same to the state They also desire your Excellency to take into consideration the distressing financial condition of the Country, and if possible, to grant relief to these worthy citizens, who are poor, Said Barny Orr being wholly insolvent

Respectfully J. P. McGoodwin

We know Mr Barnett he is a worthy man with a family nearly blind & poor and ask that he be relieved C. D. Bradley R. Cobb F. H. Skinner Robt L Cobb W H Long John Long Jailor W B Machen Will H, Miller D. W. McGoodwin R W Wake W. H. Calvert G, W, Barbours -- W. H. Mott. Jr J W Bush F. A. Wilson Wm H Edmunds Wm Sharp clk L C C. A H Dudley clk J T Young Shff L, C, A H Champrey Wm C Bigham

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Barney Orr & Nathan Barnett sureties for George Orr. to } Petition Gov Magoffin Lyon cir. ct

Remitted B. M.

IsdJany 3. 1861