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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-0001-020-0825 MG19-297 to MG19-298

Graves County, Kentucky Graves County, Kentucky 1861-03-16 Petition 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 "3": Changes to page transcript. 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 the Governor of Kentucky,

We the undersigned Citizens of Graves County, would respectfully, say to Your Excellency that at the Feby Term 1861 of the Graves Equity and Criminal Court our fellow Citizen, John A Cannon, was tried and fined Seventy five dollars for a Breach of the Peace. We would say to you Sir, that he was drunk at the time the offense was committed, and no doubt did wrong, but under all circumstances as of the transaction, we think the fine was excessive and ought to be remitted as far as Excellency can under the law. fines of that character Mr Cannon is a man has a wife and children to by his own industry, and it is as he can well do to provide for and the times being or hard branch of business and so paralise at this time, it would irreparable injury to Mr Cannon his family for them to have said fine to pay, indeed he can not well do it without sacrifice

We would therefore earnestly urge your Excellency to interpose in his behalf and releive him. March 16h 1861

Very Respectfully Names J D Landrum G C White E Hubbard R. S. Ringgold Names David Ven P H R I F C C, C, Bayn

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Names I,, V,, Eaker Jno L. Hudgens Wm W Boaz James Gardner Wiley Morris S A Hay A Dowdy W, L, Robbins Alexander Tucker Joseph Dowdy J F Dowdy I A Hambiton John Morris A, B, Carlin A Mangan Wm, Melvin J B mcneill Charey Gilen W, Critton F M Carter T. H. Mays LOvenby Ludwell Overbey W, D, Dunlan S D Johnsn D, T, Cargill A Bryant J H Monroe Abraham Halem W. J. Thomas W P Arnett J, H, Wilford J. A. Gee Henry Morris Thos. J. McCandless G C Baynham Henry Wyatt T G Husk F, I, Dallam Saml. Carter Richard Reynolds John, Boyd E. B Carter A B Merchant W, C, Cannan J, S, Crutchfield A. Orr J A W. H Smith S, t Walker

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George Corn N Gardner R Rowland John Wilfred Jones Elliott W M Cargill John Ellott R F Wallce A S Wilkinson A,, J Dill W. A. Rodger Brantlett, Honeycutt Smithe Thomas S, W, Bailey Wm,, Howers T, S, Myres T D Reynolds J. A. Wandell R L Walker C P Dowdy David Carty J Shelton J, D, Scaff S Courter A Hannfilett Cornel W,, Carter M. L. Cochran W. H. Jackson D. Orr F. M Wilfordd F F Bruin James L. Adams V. E. Rodger T. M. Tucker Deriaus West Thos Dodson J H, Wilford B. S. Williams A E Tucker W. S. Meyers Richard Clarke S, D, Brown C. Goad R T Chandler J. H. Cox John McCartney Isaac D Patterson S. Watts W. M. Galloway E L Browning G M Elliott Chas McDonald Thos J, Jones P,, O,, McDonald S B Wright

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C. H. greer Casper Kovacs

Graves Equity Ct $.70. } Breach Jno. A. Cannon IssdApr. 17. 1861

Respite 12 mo B. M