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 November 12, 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-0001-020-0463 MG18-225

Pulaski County, Kentucky Pulaski County, Kentucky 1861-01-15 Petition English 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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Woodstock Pulaski County Ky Jan 15th 1861 To His Excellency Beriah Magoffin Gov, of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

your petitioner Rufus Pearce would Respectfully State that he together with others were tried on the 15th ult,, for disturbing the peace, and your petitioner was find $15,00, and cost, your petitioner States he is avery poor man anew beginner In the world, and has not possibly any thing to Spare to pay Said fine and wishes not to be Imprisoned for Same, he therefore prays your Excellency to Interpose In his behalf and Remit or at least grant him arespite of Said fine

Rufus Pierce

I. E. E, Barron and acting Justice of the peace for the County of Pulaski & State of Kentucky would Respectfully State that I presided on the trial of Rufus Pearce & others there was nothing proven against him more thatn he disputed the word of a trustee of the School and Stated the School had not been taught agreable to law

there Seemed to be agood deal of prejudice against the parties there was counsel against them and none for them they are very Industrious people feeling It due to Mr Pearce to Say this much I close

E. E. Barron

we the following named Signers fully concur In the Statement of E. E. Barron J p and would Respectfully ask your

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Interposition In behalf of Mr Pearce and Remit Said fine or at least grant him a Respite of Said fine

W,, W Adam Jonas Sutton Jackson Sutton Wm H, Colyer C, Greer Martin Vanhook

Remitted B. M

Pulaski J. P. $15. } Breach R. Pierce

Iss Jany 22 1861