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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-0001-020-0514 MG18-299 to MG18-300

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To Beriah Magoffin Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky your Petitioners Wiley Adams and Malisa Baley would represent to your excellency that at the last Term of the Floyd Circuit Court there was a fine assessed agt each of these Petitioners for the sum of $20.00 for the act of adultry these petitions further States that they were living in the County of Magoffin and had employed Council in the above Named Case and gave to the Said Council the names of their witnessess and relied on their Council to attend to their case and Said Council failed to appear when Said Case was tried and Judgt.. went against them by default and these Petitioners prayer your honor to remit Said fines

Wiley Adams Malisa Baley

The undersigned Join in the prayer of the above named petitioners for the Remission of their fines

Isaac Mullins stehen Arnett T: L: Prates Andrew Tavis Isarah Salyer Carley gullett John M Burns John Wells Wiley Arnett martin rie Johnson Salyer John Collinsworth Richard Patrick W J Marshel Meridith Shisner Thomas P. Whitaker Abner Salyer Jr James E. Stewert John D Bayer Andew Howard John Rice John W Patrick georg Woodyard

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M M Blee Daniel Hager Samuel May Bruce Patrick Wm J Salyer gilbert Adams Issac J. ward John M. Fitch William Howard F. J. Filson Benjamin Howard John Salyer sen Holloway Power Elijah Proctor James Minix Constentine Conley Wm S Conley P. J. Roberson Al A gullet Carley minix W W Cox J. E. Cooper R. L. Cooper Joseph foster samuel Buarel W. H. Childers James Fowler William S May martin Ric Haris Wagers samuel Ric William gullett James H Kennaird Lewis Patrick A. J. Coward H. H. May S: M: Arnett S. F. May James f gullett Abner Salyer Sr Jno M Elliott M W Haws A. J. Patton John Adams Wm. Patrick Wm. Craft Mason Marshall Isaac. Fletcher Jacob Risener Wm Row Johnson M Adams Johnson Marshall Martin Risener Daniel Williams Jacob Risner Stephen M Cracek J W Conley P M Fletcher J W. Norwood Harrison Arnett R Russell M Franklin Granvill Sizemore T Risner

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Isaac C Howard Jilson P Pertle Henry Norwood Sen Jas Wooden Jr Jilson Norwood Henry Norwood Jr Rubin Arnett Wiley Gullet A C Mcguire Caleb May Joshua Bays Menafed Prator keley Williams Wm Conley Daniel Hagans M D Salyers William Adams H M Adams

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Floyd Cir Ct $20. each W. Adams M Balley Remission Issd Jany 26. 1861

Adams & Hailey case Remitted B. M.