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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-0001-020-0483 MG18-250 to MG18-251

Rockcastle County, Kentucky Rockcastle County, Kentucky 1861-01-01 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 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 B. Magoffin } Sir, your petitioners Mark R. Boyd and Nathaniel Wilmot respectfully state to your Excellency that on the day of 18 . one Reobert Altum of this county was arrested by Robert Capps constable of Rockcastle county for an assault and, that they Signed a bond for said Altums appearance before Milton Hunt a Justice of the peace and that on the day specified in said Bond, they appeared with said Altum at the office of said Hunt -- but the said Capps as constable afsd returned -- the case before one Tolbert Bowman, a justice of the peace -- and in consequence of said Altum not appearing at the said Bowmans, the Bond was returned to the Circuit Court &forfeited and judgement rendered agst them for the sum of $100 -- & costs at the July ^Term afsaid court 1860^

Now they state that they have paid off the Commonwealths entire costs and there is nothing remain unpaid but the Commonwealths pat of said fine -- which they ask

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your Excellency to remit -- they state that they are poor men; and not able to pay the full amt, besides they think that they were unjustly dealt with by the court -- from the facts that they took the man to the place stipulated in their bond -- Mt Vernon Ky Jay 1st 1861. ^The state that Execution is now in hands of the sheriff & their property levied upon wherefore they pray speedily relief^

M R Boyd N. Wilmot

Sworn to before me by M R Boyd this 1st Jay 1861

E T Fisk c R c c

We the undersigned believe the statements made in the foregoing petition are true & hope relief will be granted

W H Rictly E T Fisk J. G. Hazlewood

I, think the fine ought to be remitted by all means

J, Newcum

I heard the trial upon which the forgoing Judgment was rendered & honestly believe the Judgment was an error of the court & therefore & because of hard times & the petitioners being poore hope & believe that Your exelency will remit the fine

E. T. Fisk. C. R. C. C

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Rockcastle Cir. ct

Remitted

$100 } Forfeited Recognizance M. R. Boyd & Nathl Wilmot IssdJany 14 1861