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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-0001-020-0636 MG18-477 to MG18-478

Pulaski County, Kentucky Pulaski County, Kentucky 1861-02-02 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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 the govenor of the State of Ky your petitioners William York Martha York & Henry York State that in the month of december 1860 they were arrested and taken before E E. Baron a Justice of the peace of Pulaski County Ky for an alleged breach of the peace a Jury tried the case and assessed a fine of $10. on William York and a fine of $15 Martha York & $5 fine on Wi Henry York the wife & infant son of your petitioner William York they state the fines are action and assed by the prejudice of the ^Jury^ They were not guilty of any breach of the peace they nor either of them struck any persons nor drew any weapon, nor threatened any person the warrant was send out by a school teacher who had whiped one of the children of William & Martha York upon what one other child had told the teacher which was denied by the child whiped and your petitioners only went to the school house to know the cause and all that was done was some Loud talking, and scolding

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they state that they are poor and very unable to pay the fines they therefore petition your excellencey to remit said fines

Martha ^her X mark^ York William ^his X mark^ York H ^his X mark^ York

Subscribed and Sworn to by William York before me this 2nd day of Feb 1861

Sherrod Williams Notary Public for Pulaski County

We the undersigned Join in the prayer of the foregoing petition and hope the governor will remit the fines as petitioned for

John Griffin Henry L Tucker Isaac Lay Isaac Camderi John H Mckinzie D. J. Padgett D. B. Heede T. T. Reynolds M Reed David M. Wray W. F. Camden D. R. Camden R. M.. White Rufus H Pirce W. W. McClure D. L. York E. Perkins J Eubanks John Singleton Clairborn Griffin Joseph Smith My address Warnerburg Ky William York

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The govenor on the 22nd ultimo remit a fine of $15 against Rufus Prince who was tried and fined at the same time and for the same offence I have the remission now before me Feb 2nd 1861

Sherrod Williams

Remitted B M

$111 } W. York $15 } Martha York $5 } H. York

IssdJuly 15 1861

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The petition fo William Martha & Henry York to have fines remitted