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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-0001-020-0633 MG18-471 to MG18-472

Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky 1861-02-08 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 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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Frankfort Ky Feby 8th 1861 His Excellency Gov Magoffin, Dear Sir --

I have been requested by Mr Henry J Righter of Harrison County, to address you a petition praying for a remission of a fine of $50.00 inflicted upon him at the last Nov Term of the Harrison Circuit Court upon an Indictment for carrying concealed Weapons, -- I was the Attorney for Mr Righter in the case, and will make a brief statement of, the facts proved in on the trial. It was proved that some time in September -- Righter and a man named Smith had on ^a sudden^ altercation and an affray at Colemansville -- in which Righter used a pistol -- they were tried and fined Righter $25 and Smith $20 -- It was proved that Righter was a peaceable young man not in the habit of carrying weapons -- and happened to have a weapon on that occasion, from the fact that he had just returned from Virginia where he had been on a trip, to sell Horses. He had carried a weapon on that trip for the purpose of protecting and defending his life and property -- and that his home was not at Colemansville -- but near Cynthiana. He had not been to his home, since

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his return from Virginia, but had just stopped for a day or two, to visit his uncle near Colemansville -- The Circuit Judge thought, and correctly, that these facts could not under the law, be given in justification -- but they were before the Jury, and though they were compelled to fine, they placed it at the lowest amount they were authorized to under the law,

I hope your Excellency, will extend clemency to this young man, satisfied as I am, that he never designed to violate the law, and that as he is a young man of slender means, and of good character for peace and order

Yrs very Respectfully W. W. Cleary

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Harrison Cir. Ct Henry J Righter's Petition

Remitted B. M. $50 } Weapons IssdFeby 9 1861