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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-0001-020-0474 MG18-236

Albany, Clinton County, Kentucky Albany, Clinton County, Kentucky 1861-01-21 Correspondence English 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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Albany Ky January 21, 1861 -- Hon -- Beriah Magoffin Governor of Kentucky Sir:

I send you the petition of John Groom jr pleading for Executive Clemency -- Of the signers Wm Vann is Presiding Judge of Clinton county court, C. P. Gray is Clerk of the Circuit & county courts, J. J. Wood is sheriff of the county, Others are very good citizens --

J A Morrison and myself, sympathizing with said Groom, he being very young and a boy of good sense and calculated to do good, replevied sai the fine for him a capias having issued against him.

Hoping that you will remit said fine, I have the honor to Subscribe myself your humble servant

J. A. Brents --