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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-0001-020-0650 MG18-498 to MG18-499

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To His Excellency Beriah Magoffin Govenor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

The undersigned petitioner William Hines would respectfully represent unto your Excellancy that at the September term 1860 of the Ballard Circuit Court a Judgment was Endered agaist your petitioner in favor of the Commonwealth for Fifty dollars said Judgement was Endered on an Indictment for Giving Liquor to a slave the property of G. W. Martin your petitioner would states that he and said Negro was Ingaged in haulling tobacco that he did By some whiskey and did give some to said slave. he further says that he was not acquainted with the Law of this states on said subject he Lawry resently moved to this state from the state of Tennessee and being but a mere Boy only 17 years of age not able to read nor write that he was Intirely Ignorant that he was vialating the Laws of this state that he did not do the same thruugh ay disrespect of the Law he further that he is Poor and Peniless and has not to make his living by the sweat of his Brow that unless your Excellency Interfure he will have to py said debt by being confined in the Jail of this county he therefore in view of all the fact ask your Excellancy to remit said fine and he will ever feel in duty Bond

William Hines

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We the undersigned Citisens of Ballard County Concur in the statement and preyar of the within Petition

J. J. White

B H Stovall Wm McCluskey W. W. White Baker Boyd Harman Brown James Hawell J. W. Pain Lafayett Harris John Hines Z. W. Brigg D W Jackson James Thornton J G Blake O. F. Nichols W. L. Corbutt W. D thompson George Hinkle B. F. Fraser D. B. Frasure I Corbett clk Thos C Deporpter D C C. S. Marshall County judge D. S. Juett D. W. Weaver Asa Nicholson sen A Richardson sr Jonnes McCauley Wm H Watson Larrence Candray J. H. Martin W. M. Cawett C HElliott James Hines C H Blake T F Clarey J. H. Tisdale A. J. Frasier J. W. Duncan

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Ballard Cir. Ct Remitted B. M $50 } liquor to a slave Wm Hine IssdFeby 20. 1861