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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-0001-020-0662 MG19-3

Pike County, Kentucky Pike County, Kentucky 1861-02-22 Petition English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. 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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To his excelency the Honerable Beriah Magoffin Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

your petitioners would State that sometime in 1860 there was a petition addressed to your excelency in behalf of William Grant against whom a fine had been adjudged for Adultry Before David Robinson a Justice of the peace for Pike County which fine had been replevid ^by William Adkins & James L. Ratliff^ and in your clemency you thought proper to grant a respite of twelve months and before the time expired the said William Grant left the Country privately and left his sureties to pay his fines; your petitioners would as you in your Clemency to remit Said fine in as much as the sureties of said Grant have been placed in a condition by the respite Granted to pay the fine when they could other wise have avoided it and your petitioners will ever pray given under our hands this 22nd day of February 1861

David Robinson J P P C William Adkins James L Ratliff } sureties L C Dils John Dils Jr Joseph E Ratliff

Governor

This is the case in which its parties have left the Country This fine, wereIGovernor, would be remitted, Trust your excellency will Look at it as I do.

John M Rice

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Remitted B. M Pike J P $10. } Adulter Wm Grant IssdMar 28 1861