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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-0001-020-0487 MG18-258 to MG18-259

Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky 1861-01-05 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 Bariah Magoffin Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Your petitioners respectfully represent that at the June term 1860 of the Henderson Circuit Court -- Samuel J. Howard and John G. Hicks were indicted for an assault alledged to have been committed on the person of one John Green -- which indictment was heard and tried at the December term 1860 of said court -- when sd Howard ^and Hicks^ were fined each the sum of thirty dollars -- The only witness who appeared to testify in behalf of the Commonwealth was said John Green -- who in his testimony stated that he didt know that Hicks struck him, but he looked around and saw a stick lying on the ground near Hicks -- and this statement together with the fact of Hickss presence was all that in any way tended to implicate him in the assault -- since the trial of the Cause. Hicks has asertained for th first time that he can prove by a credible witness that

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the witness knew previous to the trial of the cause admitted that Hicks never assaulted or struck him -- This fact though recently discovered -- your petitioners are advised, would not entitle him to a new hearing of the case in as much as it would tend only to impeach the witness green -- Your Excellency is earnestly urged and requested to interpose in behalf of Mr Hicks the Executive clemency and remit so much of said fine as the law permits

Henderson 5th Jany 1861

J. A. Moss W, H Taylor Wm, H,, Robards Wm G Taylor N. M. Hicks John M Dennis A. J. Goode J m Goode R W Goode JacobHeld. Y. E. Tapp W, S, Hicks J C Williams John, R, Wilson Roger. S. Dixon W, M, Griffin Thomas. A Smith J. T. Norment L,, L,, Hancock Radford Dunn W, H, Overby James Wilson J, A, Watkins S S. Alexander W. A. Church

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Harvy Yeaman James B Lyne W H Delano without any reflections on Green. Edmd H Hopkins. T J Hopkins Clk H C C. J H Stanley E, F, Eastin L W. Trafton W R Kinney H F Turner John T Hopkins L. F. Jones M, S, Hancock W. H. Sandifer L W Brown Y EAllison D, W, Griffin C H C Jesse Robertson G, W, Collins Peter Fosse Jno B. Millet F. W. Reutlinger Robt Y Evans Frank Hofmann. George Walton Wm, W, Borst James Rouse James Graves A J Davis A O Carrithes Rufus, R, Linthecum

I heard John Green say previous to the trial of the indictment mentioned that Hicks did not strike him of which I gave Hicks no information until after the trial,

Anderson, Bayse,

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John C Stapp William H Priest J E Kinney N. C. Howard A. G. Howard H. W. Howard James, S, Forest P, H, Sandifer L. W. Danforth J. F Mayes Wm W. Catlin W, H, Miller W, P, Fisher J, W, Rice Wm Irwin A, D, Fisher Jas Carroll A F Anderson C R Priest W. A Gregory A, L Cheaney J. V. Gregory J, Bry Lester, C A Rudy Robert Clark John H Lovely Frank L Ross Benjamin W. Taylor David Clark J, H, Smith Martin F Galloway Paine Nunn G W Johnson J. R. Biggs E Randolph H D Randolph C Randolph M L Hicks Jas B Harison Salem A Steele Robt Nesler P. Hofmann Jac. Reutlinger Jacob. Peter John S Rodman W. B. Vinson George Lyne Jas, L, Hicks

Remitted B. M.