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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-0001-020-0798 MG19-257 to MG19-258

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To his Excellency Beriah Magoffin Govenor of the State of Ky

Your Petitioner A. P. Henson states that on the day of 1860 he entered into a recognizance in the Knox circuit court in the sum of One hundred dollars for the appearance of a certain Mr. V Hall in the Knox circuit court as its Sept Term 1860. the said Hall was indicted for carrying concealed a Pistol -- He says that the said Hall failed to appear the Sept Term of the Knox circuit court and consequently the bond was forfeited and a summons was ordered against your Petitioner -- He says that the said Mr. V. Hall has gone to parts unknown to your Petitioner -- He says that when he entered into the obligation for the appearance of the said Hall in the Knox circuit court, he was a blacksmith and working for your Petitioner and he had no idea that he would try to get away; He says that

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in this he was disappointed -- He says that Judgment has gone against the said Hall -- and consequntly he has no remedy except the timely intervention of your Excellency -- He says that at the approaching term of the Knox circuit court a Judgment will be rendered against your Petitioner for the $100 --

He says that he has just or nice and common life for himself & wife and that he is very poor having nothing but what is excempt from , (but he does not claim such exception) and if this Judgment shall be com called off of him, it will for a long time be very oppressive of upon him -- and if the Executive clemency will interpose and save him from paying the one hundred dollars it will be a Rainbow of promise to him & his young rising hopes

Your Petitioner asks your Petitioner that your Excellency to remit, or present the collections

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of said surers --

A. P. Hensan

Knox County

A P Hensan says that he believes the statements of the foregoing Petitioner are true

A P Hensan

Sworn to before me by A P Hensan this day of Feby 1861

We the undersigned ask your Excellency to grant the prayer of the within petition --

Names J. W. Anderson M. L. Rice John M. Dickinson John Givdin James D Maysheer James Tuggle A. Vannoy John Bradams Drury Tyes Jr Jos P Brafford Names D. T. J. Burky J M Dirhman T H Jones Wm Gilbert John Riley A. Hinkle Wm P Hopper JW Cutten David Sir Lemar John Bumfirn

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James H Pogrel V L Jackson Jas T Gosher James A W H Brofford T. G Pryr Jams Black John Goodin Santford Sparks Jesse goodin A E Pogue Thos Groses William Cain Bej. Huse Jn A Bosier WB Anderson Young Higgons W L Jones

Knox Cir Ct $100 } Recog A. P. Henson IssdMar 2 1861 Respited 6 Mo B. M.