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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-0001-020-0828 MG19-303 to MG19-304

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To the Governor. of Kentucky

I Ben Sparks would respectfully state to your Excellency that at the September Term of the City Court of Louisvlle I was fined $500 on a charge of assault & battery committed on one Taughen. The facts are as follows the prosecuting witness and myself had a conversation respecting the separation of my wife from me. I blamed him for the separation. He became very abusive, called me vulgar names, son of a bitch &c I became excited and struck him with a cane that I had in my hand, several blows but did him no serious injury. This is a full statement of all that took place. This took place in the spring of 1860. I would further state that I ^am^ a boatman, that I was employed on the River at the time of the trial, and was not present at the trial and was not represented by an attorney.

I returned to Louisville a few days ago and was arrested under a capias pro fine and put into the work house. I am not able to pay the fine. I have an aged mother who depends on me in a great measure for support

I pray your Excellency to remit the fine and I will ever pray &c

Ben Sparks

March 29th 1861,

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The undersigned unite in asking the Governor to remit the fine assessed against Ben Sparks mentioned in the within Petition

John Connell J, P, J, C W. P. Campbell J. H. Kellar M, D H. C. Russell D M William Hides m c c Wm Mix Jr. J R Thompson M G Holmes Supt wtt T H Crawford Mayor W. A. Hundley W, G, Reasor John. J. Hawes John M Moore J, P, Gailbreath Geo W Doans C. W. Tiller Ben selby A. B. Fontaine A H McKay Wm Shyrock J A M Turee D Forsyth Robt A Hamilton C. C W. Alfriend W C. Price J D Stone W. W Fry Lucius P Little Byron Bacon W. G. Reasor

Ben Sparks, Petition for remission of fine

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Remitted as to $200, and respite 12 mo as to balance

B. M.

Louisville City Ct $500 } Assault Ben Sparks IssdApr 9. 1861