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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-0001-020-0827 MG19-301 to MG19-302

Greensburg, Green County, Kentucky Greensburg, Green County, Kentucky 1861-03 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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Greensburg Ky March 1861 To his Excellency, B Magoffin Govenor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky,

Your Petitioner William F Black would most respectfully state, that at the February term of the Green Circuit Court 1861, a Judgment was rendered against him for the sum of $100.00 upon a Charge of gambling. No defense was made to said Charge by your Petitioner and and Judgment was rendered against him by default He says he is not guilty of said Charge, and had, the evidence to establish his innocence, but was prevented from so doing under the following Circumstances towit, the Judge of said Court called a special term, which commenced one week sooner than the regular term, Your Petitioner, made preparations to meet his trial, at the regular term, having had no notice of said Special term, and in this way was mislead and prevented, from making any defense, As soon as Your Petitioner learned that Judgment had gone against him he went to see a Lawyer, in order to apply for a new trial, but was informed that, it was to late to make the application, for a new trial, the law requiring the motion to be made within, three days after the rendition of the Judgment, and at the term in which the Judgment was rendered, In this way, your Petitioner, without any fault or delay of his own was cut ^off^ from all remedy, and, forced to appeal to your Clemency. Your Petitioner is a poor boy, not of age Just, starting out into the world, depending upon

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himself for a living, He has no way to pay, said Judgment, except by going to Jail, and this he would not, mind so much if he was guilty of the charge, but to have his character injured ^which is all his fortune^ for nothing, fills him with profound mortification, He says, he has, by the kindness of his friends managed to pay the ^commonwealth's^ attorney's fee in the case, and will make out to pay the cost, & keep from going to Jail, if your Excellency will favor him, by remitting the balance Govenor Please interpose and be charitable to a poor orphan boy

Yours Respectfully, W F Black

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To his Excellency, Govenor of Kentucky

We the undesigned, Citizens of Green County do certify that Wm F Black is an honest, upright boy, and entitled to Executive Clemency, and that any statement made by him can safely be relied upon, and we think your, Excellency would perform an act of charity by remitting the Judgment against him mentioned in the petition annexed, to this certificate,

J. W Lewis Wm sisson R M toun R. y. Graham B F Whitlow John Akin M J Lewis Alfred L. Kiser John H Elmore W M Whitlow James A Noe Jessey Bolles W W McCubbin Stephen Corum E. L. Cantrell Samuel Akridge J A Lewis Pleasant bylee C,, G G,, Close J p G C thomas Beances John D Spain John M Despain feilden Spain Joseph Warren Dewitt C Akin William Akin C C Morris H Jones S F Graham Jas, S, Hudgins C G Hudgins John vistor John W Whitlaw Wallace Victor Hafett Victor W H H McLane E J Graham Robt.. Graham E. M. Angel David Walker F T Sidebottom H Sidebottom John B. Perkins E W Graham I. P. Brewer L. W. Elmore A P Johnson

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Isaac Hartfield F B Beauchamp Chas. M. Buckner Wm. S. Peace Danl Peace H. T. Smith Jas.. M.. Johnston I. H. Skaggs E A Jones E B Skaggs Fields Skaggs Berry Reed Mathew Skaggs P. C. Warren Jas Perkin Joseph Peace Jas,, F, Thompson Henry Childress Stephen Skaggs W M Skaggs Clay Elmore