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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-0001-020-0678 MG19-25

Munfordville, Hart County, Kentucky Munfordville, Hart County, Kentucky 1860-12-16 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Munfordville Hart Co Ky Decr. 16th 1860 Dr. Sir

Enclosed I send you the petition of Mr. Henry M Tharp John L Tharp and Clayon C tharp praying the remission of a forfieted Bail bond Judgement rendered at the April Term 1860 of the Hart Equity & Criminal Court for $250.00 The petition is numerously signed by the neighbors of the petitioners They went bail for their brother who had a fight with another man his cousin -- their brother left the Country and the bond was forfeited the petitioners are poor and unable to pay the bond -- from all that I know of have heard of the case facts I have no doubt it is an extremely hard case

Yrs &c Jno. Donan

Hon B. Magoffin

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Hart E & C. Ct Henry M Tharp John L Tharp & Clayton C Tharp $200 } For Recog. Petition Remitted B. M IssdFeby 15. 1861