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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-0001-020-0519 MG18-306 to MG18-307

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1861-01-09 Correspondence 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 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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Louisville 11thJan 9 1861 To His Excellency Beriah Magoffin Govr. of Kentucky --

Your petitioner Frederick Keck would most respectfully state That he was fined in the city Court of Louisville 3 or 4 months since for assault & Battery on three Indictments. One of the sum of One Hundred dolls one the sum of Fifty dolls & the third One cent, he was absent at the calling & trial of the first & 2nd case but was present when the third case was tried, all occured at the about the same time the whole of the costs /without including the two attorneys proportion of the fine which amounts to 30 pr ct for the city & County attorneys ^each^ tdo the clerk &c amt

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$47.16cts Executions are now in the hands of the city marshall & I will be imprisoned if I cannot get some friend to pay the same, I am years old of German Extraction tho: by birth a Kentuckian my father died here whilst I was quite young I know not why, I should have been then heavily fined when others guilty of like conduct & much worse, are permitted to go untouched & unnoticed I have offered to pledge the little property remaining to me, to any person to pay these fines but the times are such that now will advance for me I have no alternative but to appeal to your clemency, in my behalf, to remit my

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fines which will be extended, I hope, on this occasion, I ssure yr Excellency forthefuture that I will endeavor to deserve this favor by deporting myself peaceably for the future & your petitioner will ever pray &c with quiet respect I am Sir your obt servt

Fred Keck

Sworn to & Subscribed before me Jany 12 1861 --

Lovell H Rouseeau Notary Public Jeff County Ky

Your Excellency I defended Fred: Keck & believe the foregoing statement to be true. I think this a deserving case for Clemency please remit his fine It will amt. now to over One

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hundred dollars as it is which in these times can not be borrowed with the greatest respect & esteem I am sir yr obt Servt

John Joyes

Louisville City Ct $100 $50 } Assault

F. Keck Respd 12 mos IssdJany 17. 1861