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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-0001-020-0486 MG18-256 to MG18-257

Bourbon County, Kentucky Bourbon County, Kentucky 1861-01-04 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 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. 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 Magoffin Governor of Kentucky:

The petition of B. F. Talbott of Bourbon County, respectfully represents, that he was indicted in the Bourbon circuit court for an assault on John Sullivan, and at the last October Term of said Court was fined $75, which fine he prays to be remitted --

He states that the said fine was inflicted upon the evidence of John sullivan who is his enemy, and upon statements made by him which are untrue. He states that said sullivan at the time of said pretended assault, commenced by abusing him, and made an assault on him with a Knife drawn in his hand, and he struck him with a chair in self defence and so as to prevent the use of the knife -- He states that he has paid the share of the said fine to the which belongs to the attorney for the commonwealth, & he prays for the remission of the residue --

Benj F Talbot

Bourbon County Sct:

The above petition was this day signed and sworn to by B. F. Talbott, before me presiding Judge of said County of Bourbon this 4 -- January 1861.

Wm M. Samuel P. J. B. C

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We the undersigned Citizens of Bourbon County, do petition the Governor of Kentucky to remit the fine imposed on B. F. Talbott as described in the foregoing petition,. and we believe the statements of said petition are Correct --

R. Hawes Wm M Samuel B. E. Varnon John Fox Chs Talbutt W. S. Rogers Jer. Duncan Geo M Bedford Saml Clay Jr Saml James Samuel Jackson B. F, Holmes R, H, Hanson B f Pullen J T McClure S G, Hawkins J S Elkinton C. Walton Jr John G Young -- A. C. Trigg A S Miller John C Miller Joseph. W, Miller Robert, A. Miller R W Taliaferro A, R, Trigg A J. Hitt B F Longnecker H,, A,, Trigg Thos.. T. Vimont Jas H Watson Isaac R Purnell W. Covington J A Bassett Thomas H, Jones J, H, Seeley J. G. Smedley, Joseph D Ware D, Smith J. M Hughes G W. Henry J, D, Crabb B. F Johnson W S Trotter Thos B Dullen F. M. Harris Thos L Hony W A Campbell -- Nicholas Davis W H Thompson H Thompson L. B. Vimont J D Ardery H, Wadell W T. Boulden Geo Kelley John M Miller H R Conway

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Jerry Batson A. T. Evans J. B. Smith A H Trotter John W, Brown Robt M McClelland W. H. Parker Thos J Ratliffe John. W. Mountjoy John Saw James L Northcutt Ben Baskins R S McClintock Wm McClilland James Mclelland John A Miller John Kelly R B Boulden Lewis C, Vimont John M Leer James H. Miller Fantleroy Ball John Cook James Bassett Mason Talbutt Jesse Lovely J. N. Lovely

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Bourbon Cir ct $75. } Assault B. F. Talbott

Remitted B. M

IssdJany 15. 1861