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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-0001-020-0593 MG18-409

Henry County, Kentucky Henry County, Kentucky 1861-02-20 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 Gov Magoffin

Your Petitioners state that F Roberts & W Roberts of Henry County were indicted in two instances at the April term of the Henry Circuit Court 1858.and are fined in one case two hundred Dolls and in the other Sixty Dolls -- executions are now on the hands of the Sheriff on the Judgments --

We state that both of the Roberts are young men and are we learn industrious citizens. that they are now sober study and we feel will not again violate the laws -- we hope you will remit the fines

Feby 20th 1861

N S Pryor E. P. Thomas

Throwing the cases above mentioned to be meritorious in their claim for Executive clemency, I cheerfully concur in the foregoing petition.

James G. Leach

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Henry Cir Ct Remitted B. M $200. & $60. F & W Roberts IssdApr 4 1861