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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-0001-020-0824 MG19-295 to MG19-296

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To His Excellency. B. Magoffin, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Your petitioner, would represent, that at the present March Term 1861. of the Pulaski Circuit Court, there was a Judgment obtained against James Clark, for an alleged breach of his bond as Tavern Keeper in said county and Wm Love, James Vanhook and W. R. Smith his surities in the bond, for the sum of $300, in favor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky --.They represent to your Excellency that there are persons in ordinary circumstances in life, and to remit said Judgment would be nothing but an act of Justice, as well as one of great kindness -- And That the bond on which said Judgment was rendered is not such a bond as is required by the statute; that Wm. Love and James Vanhook, the most responsible persons on said bond were by reason of sickness prevented from attending to the trial of said case; That James Clark and W. R. Smith ^are^ now insolvent -- They (Love & Smith & Vanhook) could have successfully defended said suit if they had been able to have reached the court -- (over)

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They ask, that your Excellency would remit all that portion of the fine which is going to the Commonwealth_March 28.th 1861

W. McKee Fox

I am satisfied that the securities ought to be released from the judgment, it was agreed that your excellency should be appealed to rather than take up the time of the court in an application for a continuance new trial -- as the court was about to adjourn -- It is certainly a hard case upon the securities & they were to some extent imposed upon by the material witnesses from what I learn

E L VanWinkle atto comth

David Lee Robert Cherry J P Nunnelly

I Join in the prayer of the above petition

Sherrod Williams J E Casson Frank,, J,, White, J. W. Sallee John G. Lair W B Moore Bourne,, Goggin Dunn Boyle Wm. F.Goggin John. Crawford F. F. Stigall C B. Bacheller L Colyer

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I believe that the remission of the fine by the Govr would be right -- The case is meritorious

Tho E Bramlette Judge Pulaski Circuit

I Know the securities, Vanhook and Smith Love, they are good citizens in moderate circumstances, both have families -- and owing to the hard times the fine if collected will be oppressive -- I join in the prayer for remission

A. J.James

We William Love & James Vanhook make oath before the undersigned that the statements in this petition are true March 28th 1861

J. E.. Casson J. P.

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Pulaski Cir. Ct $300. } Fortd Bond Wm Love & Others Iss Aprl 11 1861

Respite 6 mo B. M