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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-0001-020-0443 MG18-190 to MG18-191

Athens, Fayette County, Kentucky Athens, Fayette County, Kentucky 1860-12-04 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 Excelency Beriah MaGoffin

Whereas George W Donley Stands Adjudged before the Magistrates Court of Athens Fayette County) (S. S Grimes Presiding Justice) for the sum of fiteen dollars and Cost being the amount of a fine imposed against said Donlly in October last before the said Court for a Breach of the Peace as above, and we the undersigned Petitioners to your Excelency having known the said Donley for the last ten years and have never known him to be arrainged for any Offense against the Commonwealth, we your Petitioners thefore under the above concideration pray that you Exercise your remiting Power in his Case

December 4th 1860

Names James. W. Cunningham C. F. C Plaintiff William Hayes Jr F M Awbrey Wm Faulroner George W Ryan J, D, Maupins John Harvey H, C Awbrey Geo W Layng F G Anthony Saml Crowder Names John Varble A. J. Hulett willim L Bery C. C. Stivers W,m,, F, Speer Sidney Christian Juror Ed Stivers John W Poindexter J P Bowling Shelby Morton G W McMahan

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N. B. Johnson A, B, Patrick Jas W. Hudson F J Dickerson J J Hanks G B Schultz G B T. G. Hacker S S Sling W. S. Neale. Tho. H. Barnes Wm Stone Wm Jennings R, H, Johnson Thomas Rowland S. V. Rowland S Wherritt J E. Rogers

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Remited B. M. IsdJay 10 1861