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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-0001-020-0460 MG18-220 to MG18-221

Clay County, Kentucky Clay County, Kentucky 1860-11-23 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "3": 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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To his excellency Beriah Mcgoffin Gofernor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Your petitioner Joseph P, Murry respectfully shoeth unto ^your^ excellency that at the Nov, term of the Clay Circuit Court 1860, he was fined fifty Dollars for carrying concealed a deadly weapon to wit a pistol he states that oweing to some dificulties he had with Woodson Lyttle who had beaten him upon an occasion previous to his carrying the pistol, he did carry a pistol a few days, but he has never done so since & does not intend to again -- he states that he is quite a poor man with a family and it would greatly distress him & his family if he had said fine to pay he states that he is quite a peacable man as all his neighbours will bear witness and not disposed to have dificulties and weak in point of physical strength and entirely sober and orderly in his habits -- he therefore prays your excellency to remit sd fine

Joseph P Murry

Sworn to before me By J P Murry nov 23rd 1860

G W Price clerk

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We the undersigned believeing that the statements of the foregoing petition are true pray to be heard in behalf of the petitioner and pray your excellency to remit sd fine.

Edward Gibson R Cornett William Hupbboard William Root James Tredaway Robt Allen A J Baker L T Byron Israel P Hayes F g Gilbert William Shelton Joseph Hubbard John Sisemore Jas Herd Sherff Rial gregory G W Gillilan Haywood Gilbert D B Capps David Abner C, C, Ramsey J. P. c c Asa Gilbert William Reed Son of Stephen John Brock Gilbert Collens David Y. Lyttle Geo, B, Lyttle John Hyden G W. Herd John S Herd T. L. Garrard, G. W. Stivers W P, Robinson E. G. Bingham R; P; Tredaway Danl Garrard N B Jones R B Clark Jackson Roberts James herd Abner Holcomb Joseph Willis A D Clark T P ponder Wilis Hubbard Jesse Roberts G. W. Price clerk c. c c. H. -- Marcum S M Williams

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Isaac McCollum William Chestnut Thos Cook Wm C Hayne D S James B. Lyttle Terrel Chandler W,, H,, Crooke J F Rawlings John Dishman Cmlth Atty Boston Potter James Root R. G. Potter Elisha Roberson Pery Hollardsworth James W Clarke James Lunsford.. Dilliard White W.m. Jones James House John Lucus -- William Sibert J, S, M, Dickinson J J. W. Smith

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Manchester Nov 22nd ^1860^ Gov Magoffin

I hope that you will remit the fine against Joseph P Murry

Yours respt Granville Pearl

Clay Cir. ct $50 } Concealed Weapons Jos P. Murry Respd 12 mos Iss NovDec. 1. 1860 Remission Issd Jany 14. 1862

Clay Co

Respite 12 mos B. M