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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-0001-020-0727 MG19-131 to MG19-132

Garrard County, Kentucky Garrard County, Kentucky 1861-03-18 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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 the Governor of Kentucky.

Your petitioner John Carpenter states that at the Augt Term of the Garrard Circuit Court 1860, he was indicted by the Grand jury for carrying on his person a concealed deadly weapon in 1860, & at the February Term of Said Court ^1861^ he was fined $52- for said offence by the Judgt of the Garrard Circuit Court.

He states that the reason he carried weapons were that his life had been threatened & he in good faith believed that his person was in danger & carried weapons to defend himself, & he believed his safety required it, & he proved a clear defense on the trial, & the party who threatened him to his utter astonishment, in the trial denied the threats, & in his testimony the judgt was obtained

Wherefore he prays your excellency to remit said fine.

John Carpenter

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Garrard County Sct:

John Carpenter says he believes the statements of the foregoing petition are true.

John Carpenter

Sworn to before me by John Carpenter this 18th of March 1861.

Thomas P. Hewitt Notary Public Garrard County Ky

I was present at the trial of the trial petitioner & heard the testimony & I am clearly of opinion that the fine ought to be remitted

J Burdett

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Garrard Cir Ct John Carpenter Weapons To Petition Remitted B. M $50 Iss Apr 1 1861