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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-0001-020-0676 MG19-22 to MG19-23

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To his Excellency B Magoffin Governor of Kentucky

Your petitioner Thomas J Smith states that at the Novr ^1860^ Term of the Washington Circuit Court a fine of $6500 was assessed against him for carrying a pistol -- He states that at the time he carried said pistol he was Just getting out of a hard spell of sickness and was very feeble -- and petitioner had been informed that his life had been threatened by two or three persons in the neighborhood, with whom he had had some difficulties ^and he was advised by his freinds to go armed^ and the time he was seen with a pistol was afterwards while in a difficulty with one of these persons and petitioner did not use said pistol then

We state that he is a poor man and has a -

Wherefore he prays your Excellency to remit said fine &c

T. J. Smith

Sworn to before me by T J Smith Decr 27th 1860 --

R S Peters C. W. C

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30 10 36 76 36 192

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The undersigned citizens of Washinton County Respectfully Join in the prayer of the foregoing petition --

R. S. Peters -- Pat Summit C. R. Craycraft Tho B. Nichols Jas. P. Barbour James P Calhoun G. W. Rily Thos Craycroft R P Edelen J H Underwod G L Norris T F Smith Jas H Casey Jno. T. Craycroft W. H. Hays R. J. Browne G M Wharton C. T. Cunningham T B Hardin M R Hardin Jas Hardin T S Judy Thos H McIntire Edlen Richard Clements James Moss William A. Leay Thomas Williams R. A. Breckenridge F. M. Wakefield James Savage Charles C. Clarkson W B McMakin D D White James Hardesty S. Sappington John McIntire C F Edlin J S Miller E J Hiatt William R Thompson Jams W. Powell J W Cheses C. Cavanougher Jacob Cavanougher A Richardson James T S Kelly Joshua Smolley John P Barnes Ell Peter Hery Williams Francis R Seay William Logsdon John S Stopp Wm H. Wilkison D. B. Hays

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Washington Cir Ct Remitted B. M $65 } Weapons Tho J Smith IssdFeby 11.. 1861.