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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-0001-020-0458 MG18-216 to MG18-217

Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky 1860-11-01 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 Excellency. Beriah Magoffin Govenor of Kentucky.

The undersigned, would Respy represent to your Excellency. that he sometime since purchased of a Merchant in Danville a Pistol. put it in his pocket unloaded and carried it home, and for this he was prosecuted for wearing or Carrying a Concealed weapon. and was for an alledged violation of an Ordinance of the Town of Danville, fined a few days ago by Speed S Fry. County Judge the sum of Fifty dollars and costs

the pistol was not loaded and after purchasing it, put int h in his pockett and carried it home

that is all the violation he was guilty of. he had never carried the pistol before or Since. thought it was necessary to have a pistol about his home.

he respectfully Solicits and Petitions your Excellency to remit the fine and release him from the Judgement

Novr 1st 1860 W. E. Waters

Sworn to before me by William E Waters this 1 Novr 1860

M T Chrisman Clk B C Court

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we respectfully Petition, your Excellency to remit the fine against W E Waters and relsease him from the Judgement, prayed for in his Petition within.

J. H. Webb. J, F, Cosby John R. Simpson G W Daneghy U: V: Krauss.. G F Cornelius T J Shindelbower H Hamilton W H Shears Sam F Maguire M Hope Sam P. Barbee Henry. B. Stanwood Walter Roach Geo. Sharp Jr L. N. Zimmerman Cyrus Trumbo Geo. D. Boldrick James R. Marrs Thos W. Green Jas F. Zimmerman Geo, W Collins Marcellus Chiles S, Larimer James Burton Hesiker Manwarring Geo. Muscroffe Fon. T. Fox Jr James M Harlan Isaiah D Merritt

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Danville P. Ct $50 W. E. Waters

Respite 6 mo B. M

Issd Jany 21. 1861