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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-0001-020-0444 MG18-192 to MG18-193

Wolfe County, Kentucky Wolfe County, Kentucky 1860-12-26 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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Decbr 26 1860 -- To his Exelancy B Mcgofin Executive of the Commonwelth of kentucky

we the undersigned your petitioners do Respectfully Represent ourselves to your Exelancy that on the 10th day of September 1860 there was apprehended and Brought before wm T Spencer justis of the peace for wolf County a Certain delingham kid James taulby and John Sparks all citson citisons of wolf county on a charg of a breach of the peace together with the Said charge the Jury fined for the commonwealth against James taulby $5, , also they fine John -- Sparks $2.50 ^^ and fineed dilingham kid $5 .00 also the Virdic of the Same Jury Said that your petisioner kid pay all the Cost for which the Virdict of the Jury Extrecated the other 2 defendants of paying of any of the cost of the above Complained Virdict they also would not allow your humble petisioner kid the allernitive of going to Jail to pay his fine your petitioners do Respectfullly and humbly ask your -- Exelancy to REmit the fine of your -- humble applicant delingham kid you humble petitioner is a Very pour man and hard run to keep his five orphant children from suffering as the high hand of Deity has takened his Bosom friend from the Embraces of his arms and this do Everly pray

Delingham kid

assigners John R Chambers Elisha Chambers Eligah Chambers

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John stris John B Gillespie W W Wateman Wn Gibson Robert Rose W. B, Rose Isaac King W M Chambers R J Rose John Patten Stephen Swango Miles Nichell Nath a ggibbs E C Rose Wm qinn John Rose Esq John Ross J, B, Comly John M Cockerhman D S boomlile James little Wm, P, Lacey J P Franklin Coldiron J. W. Hensley Wm Falkner R M wilson Wm Murphy J V Murphy Wm trent Campbell W Stamper William ohair Tundy sentr John Simpkins John Willson J G Trimble

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Wolfe J. P. $5. } Breach Jas Taulby D. Kid

$2 50/100 } John Sparks Issd Jany 15. 1861

Remitted B. M