<title type="main">John Cusack et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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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-0001-020-0548 MG18-351

Fulton County, Kentucky Fulton County, Kentucky Petition English 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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To his Excellency B. Magoffin Governor of Kentucky

We the undersigned citizens of Fulton County Respectfully represent that at the present Term of the Equity & Criminal Court of this county Mike Sherran was tried convicted and sentenced to the Pententiary for 3 years under an indictment for aiding and assisting in the murder of one John Sherran Harrington

We further represent to your Excellency that we beleive Mike Sherrans case presents strong reasons for the propriety of the Exorcise of your Excellency's clemency

"The unfortunate man who was killed was a northern man the associate of a freenegro. And the cause of the difficulty was the refusal of Mike Sherran to drink with the negro. when the deceased become offended and told Mike Sherran and others that the negro was as good as they were

We know Mike Sherran to be a peaceable quient industrious Irishman. And we respectfully beg your Excellency to pardon him.

John Cusack Patrick Green Walter Cusick Luke Dillon Patruk Judge J P Cusick John Ringwood

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William Meara Edward Kavanagh John Glin Daniel Steel Philip Carroll Patrick Kennelly Patrick Cunningham D. Mc Gaughran James Sullivan Hugh MnNeleas John Barry Thomas Dillon William Ward A. C. young Machel Murrey