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 November 12, 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-0001-020-0721 MG19-125

1861-03-13 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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To his Excellency B Magoffin Governor of Kentucky.

We whose names are hereto Subscribed are Citizens of Clinton Ky and state that Some time about Christmas last, John C Akin who is a very Steady and inoffensive Citizen of Our town. was visited in the night time by a man of said town and threatened very severly. and in the next day Said John C Akin hapened to meet with this individual who again made use of threats &c. upon which said Akin Struck at him and Missed him for which offense said Akin was was arrested tried and fined the sum of fifteen Dollars besides costs. which trial was had befor Judge W F Boon the 5 day of February 1861.

We would further state that said Akin is a man of a family and very poor and is in bad health he is a mechanic and it is all that he can do to make a support for himself & family. and we think that the fine was exessive and that it would be a Great relef to him & family that you Remit the Same & injustice would not be done to the Commonwealth. March 13. 1861.

Your Respectfully J. H. Henderson E. R Ray. S W. Remmick

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A. J. Burton A H Jordan T L Dodge Robert O. Cresak J. E. Ashley J. C. Moore W. A. Owsley G W Jordan J. R. Watson N. T. Keannard J R Bugg Joseph Bowman Ison..H.Tanham J H W Gutave Wm Smallhouse H.. L.. Bails J. Reaves John John M Stoner D. D. T G. W. Day

Hickman Co Ct Remitted B. M. $15 } Breach J. C Akin IssdApr. 5. 1861