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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-0001-020-0802 MG19-262

Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Kentucky Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Kentucky 1861-02-22 Correspondence 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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Prestonsburg Ky Feb 22d 1861 To His Excellancy Beriah Magoffin Governor of Ky

Your Petitioner Wm Owsley represents that he was tried before Jas T. Ford Esqr on a Charge of Adultery and was fined by sd Court $20, and cost without the intervention of a Jury -- : He says that some 85 years since in the state of virginia he had a wife who gave him an infectious disease towit the clap and he then left her and has not lived with or cohabitated with her since he says he the court swore your Petitioner and he refused to answer any thing; but the he says however his marriage was never proved and his refusal to answer was taken as conclusive against him as he is advised and believes he says he was not bound to answer as he believes; He says his marriage not being proved, nor his guilt proved and he being refused a trial by a Jury; all induces him to believe he was unlawfully fined he therefore asks your Excellency to remit the same and as in duty will ever pray

William Owsley

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Wm Owsley says the statements in the foregoing petition are true

Wm Owsley

Sworn to before me by Wm Owsley this 22d Feb 1861

E Trimble O C D C for James Trimble Clk

We the underassigned persens Join in the prayer of the petitioner Wm Owsley and believe him a truthful and an honest man and hope you can find it consistent with your duty to remit the same

Edwin Trimble John M Burns Robert H. Wedington John M, Elliott S. J. Vaughan E H Harris James Trimble Clk John Friend Ed. J. Friend M. S. Reynolds James M,, Smith

Floyd J P $20 } adultery W. Owsley Is Mar 14 1861

Respite 12 mo B. M