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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-0001-020-0512 MG18-295 to MG18-296

Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky Paducah, McCracken 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 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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Paducah Jan 4th 1861 To Honr B Magoftin Govenor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Your Petitioner Thomas Hynes would respectfully state that at July term of the McCracken Equity and Criminal Court 1860 he was fined Thirty eight dollars on a charge of trading with a slave That the custom of the place and almost the universal custom in the community of buying and selling to slaves led your petitioner to do the act for which he was fined -- which has simply for buying an old coat from the slave -- That he keeps a small assortment of notions nearby sufficient to support him that he is poor and that the payment of this fine will be oppresive upon him that in fact he cannot pay the same and has repleivied the debt for the purpose of procurring Executive clemency that a copy of the bond is herewith sent marked (A) Your petitioner is satisfied that he has not intentionaly violated the law. And would without hesitation say that but for ^his^ circumstances pecuniarly and his which is 60 years that he could not most probably pay at some time this money

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but as before stated it will take every cent he can make to get along on -- In sum of these facts he would respectfully ask your Excelency to remit said fine satisfied that in so doing you will not violate any of the principles of right & Justice

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The undersigned citizens of McCracken County recomend the above petitioner and his prayer as worthy of the interposition of the Governor

Q. Q. Quigby R Endus -- R O Woodfolk E. R. Hark H. Enders John Q. A. King J N Sauner L S Trimble Jas Y. Dallums J. E. Watkins Y W Morton J B. Oswald John Flannery Calvin Hendrick S J Hinton J. H. Gardners Jno. G. Shields Jno Farrow G. Kay J Keller C: Frank Geo. A. Allen D. B. Sheerer B Small Clk ct. ct. D C Wilcox G F McClelland L. D. Husbands Jno M Johnson

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McCracken E & C Ct $38. } Thos Hynes Remission Issd Jany 30. 1861