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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-0001-020-0618 MG18-447

Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky 1861-02-20 Correspondence English 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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Mayfield Ky Feby 20"/61 To his Excellency Beriah Magoffin Respected sir

At the present Term of the Graves Equity & criminal Court there was a Judgment rendered in favor of the Comlth to Major W M Cargill & Wiley Morris for one hundred Dollars as securities on the bond of H W Boyd for Breach of the peace Boyd left the Country that is moved off, and as the offense was not a very henious one and as it would be a hardship on the securities to pay the Judgment These hard times. It would in my Judgment be right to release them, They therefore ask your Excellency through me to release them

Your obedient servant and friend Thos H Corbett