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 November 12, 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-0001-020-0661 MG19-1 to MG19-2

Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky 1861-02-27 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 "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Morehead Rowan Co Februay 27th 1861 Hon B. Magoffin Dear Sir.

Robert Horton Esq of the County of Carter was at the present Term of Rowan Circuit Court fined 50$ under an Indictment charging him with having carried a pistol consealed. The proof showed that a five minutes before the time he was seen with the pistol he borrowed it for the occasion from a friend, he then being in the pressence of a person who as he belived had thetined him with violency of whom he was then apprehensive I am very Sure that this is a proper case for Executive clemency, and therefore recommend and Solicit your Excellency to remit so much of this fine as under the Law. you are authorized to remit

yr frnd L W Andrews

I agree with Mr Andrews in the above statement, which is the substance of the testimony, and think the fine ought to be remitted, and recommend it.

R H Stanton

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Rowan Cir Ct Remitted B. M $50. } Weapons IssdMar 23d 1861 Robt Horton