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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-0001-020-0579 MG18-392

Caldwell County, Kentucky Caldwell County, Kentucky 1861-01-18 Petition English 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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To his Excellency B McGoffin Governor Commonwealth of Kenty

Whereas as the Nov Term of the Caldwell Circuit Court Thos Simpson was tried on a charge of disturbing religious worship and fined Ten Dollars. and Costs and having mainly the care of a mother and three Sisters and in very humble circumstances and this being the only charge against him or that we ever heard, of against him but on the contrary he is of good moral character now Standing now we your petitioners would ask for executive clemency in his case by the remission of said fine and by so doing your petitioners would be under renewed Obligations

January 18, 1861 T M McGough J C Asher A W McChesney L C Brown J O Stone C Baker J. M. Simpson W Fraley H W Stone J M Bumpass J W Hollyfield David Stevenson R L Harper J G Morse T Y Carner John Z Morse J A Asher Thos Dunn S W Calvert A R McDowell David Nelson H R McDowell James Blackburn Z Blackburn Lewis Blackburn W M Hobley Joseph McNely J A Baker W R Stromatt J C Debo W R Wilson D S Green Jesse George Jacob Morse Jas Singleton Robt Williamson A G Moran Dan McDowell E F Hill Henry Garner R W Spence D E Drennan J M Morse A W Biggs A G Crisp G Williamson C L Kermada Tom Owen

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David Leech John L Adamson Eli McFarland W D Crowder Jobe Camner H G Brown J. P. Morse Sam S Moore John Rustin C Aldridge H J Trayler John M Groves W G Butler A D Alexander J C Trayler S W McChesney W C Kinsolving Benj Board Sam M Simpson W W Blackburn Wm Laughlin J A Fletcher Henry Nelson John K Morse John McNell D McGrigor J W Holeman W E Calvert Wm Calvert Alf Beckner F. W. Dodds (A Copy) Walter R. McChesney

F W Dodds Depty Sheriff A T Wilds C Nelson James Keeny Joseph Dunn W R Buckford G. M. Pearce J A Nelson W G L Morse Wm Riley John Holeman J L Dallar Wm Board John Stewart G D E Trayler W. C. Blackburn L D Stevens Sam Riggs C G Eskue T. K. Stevenson W M Stevens L M Asher, H W Morse John H Riggs P H C Brown B N Danson C C P C John Stromatt G Stewart L D Cambliss T G Tralick D E Sigler Wm R Layfreell Maris A Crowder Morgan Haleman J W Sulivan W. J. Hillyard S T Grove W H Calvert J R Clift R C Boyd S H Leech R H Fryer W H Fraley John P Dalton