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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-0001-020-0674 MG19-19

Clinton, Fulton County, Kentucky Clinton, Fulton County, Kentucky 1860-12-14 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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Clinton Ky Dec 14. 1860 To His Excellency B Magoffin Gov of Ky=

We the undersigned state that we were present at the Trial of Mike Sherran- who was at the Dec Term 1860 of The Fulton Equity & Criminal Court convicted of aiding and assisting in the murder of John Harrington, we state that we heard the evidence and are satisfied that the actions and conduct of Sherran was in no way instrumental in producing the death of Harrington.. The deceased forced the affray on Sherran because he refused to drink with a free negro an associate of the deceased. who was a northern man.. The deceased also used language calculated to excite a southern man to violence, and he but acted as any other Kentuckian would have done under similar circumstances. And we think that Sherrans case presents strong grounds for executive interposition

W Lindsay Atty at Law J W Lockridge " " " W F Boon Judge H. C. C

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Fulton E & C Ct Sherrans case 3 Pent Manslaughter Issue pardon B. Magoffin IssdFeby 11. 1861