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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-0001-020-0684 MG19-31

Logan County, Kentucky Logan County, Kentucky 1861-02-11 Petition 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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Logan County Kentucky Feb 11th 1861 To His Excellency the Governor of Kentucky

Whereas Summerset Cooksey of Logan county Ky has been fined in two cases in the Criminal Court of Said County the fines amount to one Hundred And Twenty Dollars and were assessed Some two or three years ago but have not been paid off Mr Cooksey is an Aged and Verry infirm Man And the Sheriff is now threatening to put him in the county Jail for the fines We therefore Humbly pray you to Reprieve Remit the fines together with the costs we believe it would be an act of Justice as well as Mercy we therefore Respectfully Solicit you to give the case due consideration with as little delay as possible Respectfully &c

Names Braxton Clark Ed. E. Moss Jno. O. Sloss J. C. Wilson L G. Richardson G Holoway G Vackin H. C. Craften B Craften H. H. Blake Names J M mcendderie John M mcinderie J. C. Fodrel R C Beauchamp W. D. Fortner J J. Williams Silas Edmondson William Edmondson William Madden Eli Graham

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Names W T Craften W W Kinge T Mase G Malkner W M Ekins A Hardison Jr J. W. Moore W. G. Hardison

Logan Crim Ct 2 Jugt each $60 J. Cooksey Respite 12 mo B. M. IssdFeby 27 '61