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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-0001-020-0692 MG19-42 to MG19-43

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1861-02-11 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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 Excellency Beriah Magoffin Governor of Kentucky.

Your Petitioner Jacob Elderkin states that at the -- term of the city court of Louisville he was held to bail in the sum of $200,0 to appear and answer to an Indictment in said court for an assault & battery. He failed to appear, and two cases were tried -- in one case he was fined five hundred dollars & in the other case he was fined one hundred dollars. A Sci fa. was sued out against him on his forfeited bond, and a Judgment was had against him on the same for two hundred dollars, at the November term of said court (1860). Before the Judgment was rendered against on ^the^ Sci fa, he had replivied the said two fines amounting in all to the the costs in the two cases amounting to two hundred and thirty three dollars & 70 cents, which he has paid. After the said fines were imposed upon him he appeared, and replivied as above stated. He thinks it a Great hardship on him to have to pay said two hundred dollars, when the same was only to secure his appearance, all of which he did, and the commonwealth has lost nothing, he having performed the Judgment of the Court. The costs in this case amount to about $75, which he will be compelled, to pay -- and he is not able now to pay ever that much, but will be compelled to spare at times portions of his daily earnings, for the payment of the costs. He earnestly appeals to your Excellency, to remit this penalty believing that Justice will have been done if the same be remitted.

Respectfully Jacob Elderkin

Louisville Feb 11th 1861 --

The facts set forth in the fgoregoing petition are true & we Join in the foregoing petition for a remission

Wm E. Coyle W. W. owen Jas R Walls J J Beatty R. P. Smith W. G. Reasor Ed Mcglemry W. H. Fagan J. M. Campbell Col. Mah Dyles John Joyes

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Louisville City Respited 12 mos B. M. Jacob Elderkin $200.} IssdFeby 11. 1861