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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-0001-020-0854 MG19-342

Carter County, Kentucky Carter County, Kentucky Petition English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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State of Kentucky Carter County Sct

To his Excellency B. Magoffin governor. The under signed petitioners would represent to your Excellency that Francis McGuire was fined for a breach of the penal Laws of this state by the Carter circuit the Sum of $10 Now we think that his case kneeds your clemency for these reasons. he is a poor man with a family to support and Educate and the breach of the Penal Law was a mere accident and that his are walking man character is good that he is a man resepcted by his neighbors and those that Know him but times are so hard that he is unable to pay said fine, therefore we petition you to remit said fine of ten Dollars, and for such relief we shall ever pray

E P Davis George Northercutt Allen Duncan S. McGable Hiram Anglin John T Shepherd C. P. Savage G. W. Everman Wm Kitchery B F Shepherd c

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Carter Cir Ct Remitted B. M $10 } Breach F. McGuire Issd Mar 26. 1861