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 November 12, 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-0001-020-0564 MG18-375 to MG18-376

Grayson, Carter County, Kentucky Grayson, Carter County, Kentucky 1861-01-31 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 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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Grayson Ky Jany 31 1861 His Excellency B Magoffin Dear Sir

I wish to Call your attention again to the petition of the Citizens of this County and the letter of Wm C Goins in favor of Hendersons &c Bail for William Henderson

There is nothing Changing the Condition of the parties unless it be from bad to worse. And unless the Bail is Remitted the boys widowed mother will have to sell her little piece of land the last property she has to indemnify Those who at her instance This will Reduce her to extrem poverty and her little children

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and daughter to want I most Earnestly Recommend that out of Mercy to the orphan & Widow that the Bail in this Cause be remitted

most Respectfully yours J. R. Both Wm Bowling J M Summers

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His Excellency B Magoffin Frankfort Ky

Remitted B. M