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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-0001-020-0455 MG18-211 to MG18-212

Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky 1861-01-11 Correspondence English 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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Covington Ky Jan 11th 1861 Governor McGoffin

Dr Sir An application will be made by the friends of F Hock to you for the exorcise of Executive Clemency to release said Hock from the payment of a $5000 fine and imprisonment ^imposed^ by a judgement of Kenton circuit court You will see from a statement of the case signed by nearly if not all of the Jury who tried him that he was much provoked to do what he done besides he is a poor honest industrious German has a good class of Family connection who are also not well off but stand very high in this City

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He is utterly unable to pay the fine and to keep him incarcerated in jail any longer at the expense of the public county under the circumstances would be aI do think not required to subserve the end of justice I hope your Excellency will grant the prayer of said Hock

Yours Respectfully R K Sumerwell