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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-0001-020-0799 MG19-259

Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky 1861-03-25 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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Franklin Ky March 25th 1861 To his Excelency Beriah Magoffin -- Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

We the undersigned petitioners would respectfully represent to your Excelency, that at the March Term 1861 of the Simpson Equity and Criminal Court John Alexander was fined twenty dollars under a charge of having been guilty of a misdmeanor by permitting slaves to visit and remain about his house, in which he kept spiritous liquors for sale, and when on trial it was never in proof before the Jury, that he kept spiritous liquors, and further that we believe this Indictment together with others, was and has been prosecuted through malice= Mr Alexander is a man of moderate means and is dependant upon his own manuel and mental Exertions for a livelihood. We therefore petition your Excelency to remit said fine of twenty dollars believingit to beright, fair, andhonest so to do

Names W V Loving by C W Milliken B C Grider C.W. Milliken W. G. Wade Sheriff P. H. Bofsean T. J. Whitesides J. B. Lewis R. M. Green E Powell Sam Hatfield Names G. H. Bell B L McLanchen

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Simpson E. & C. Ct $20 } Misemeanor Jno. Alxander Repd 21 mos IssdApr 9. 1861

Respite 12 Mo B. M