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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-0001-020-0858 MG19-347 to MG19-348

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To His Excellency Beriah Magoffin Govr. of Kentucky Respected Sir

Your petitioner Richd. Marsh has had his fine respited on the 18th Feby 1860 -- for one year which fine amounted to One Hundred dolls. the costs 30 pr cent Marshalls & Clerks fees &c have since then been paid in addition to the statements set forth in his former petition he says that since that time he has intermarried & in consequence of political excitements business of all Kinds has in a measure stopped & he has been unable to do more than partially provide for his family, he runs the river as a coal boat hand wherever he can & when not there engaged he busies himself as house painter there is nothing doing in either now he is a sober industrious & strives to do what a good citizen ought to do

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but is totally unable to pay the remainder of this fine & does not wish to go to the workhouse & entail disgrace upon his family he prays your excellency to remit his fine & he will ever be most grateful

with great respect I am Sir your obt Servt Richard Marsh

Sworn to before me this 11th day of March 18601

Patrick Joyes N P J. C

We neighbors & friends of Richd. Marsh pray yr Excellency to remit his fine & we will be much obliged

Respectfully &c John Joyes

W R Hydes E Garland M. Nippert F Duckwall John P. A. S. Arnold Jo H C. Bannon M C. McNuff D MCullouch Louis Ruth Wm Lattes Chas S Earick

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David Duckwall Alfred Faughn Louis Riley George Waile William Zimmerman Jas E Cable Thomas Dillon Emil Kramer William Wise Paul Mercer Esick Arnold James M Kinman Thos Bradshaw John P Lapaille C L R I Wise Frank Craford A Ruth S. Mitchel Rob. N. Rollins William Blake Nicklaus Bosler Willard Arnold Rinhorn Pflantz Milton Wells Chas Hagan H Kinnard J Kinnard Richard Anderson Fredrick Black Daniel F. B. Jones D. M.

Mr Marsh the Petitioner is an Industrious young man, recently married & the Statements of his Petition I believe isare True

Geo W. Johnston. H C Russell L C C L

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Louisville City Ct $100 } Misdemeanor Richd Marsh Remission Issd Mar 13." 1861