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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-0001-020-0949 MG19-504 to MG19-505

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To his Excellency B. Magoffin Govenor of the state of Kentucky,

The undersigned citizens of Mercer County very respectfully represent to your Excellency that J. M. Nicholson is now confined in the Penitentiary of this state that he is a citizen of Mercer County and was sentenced to serve in the Penitentiary for two years or thereabouts and has served 18 months or more of the term -- They state that he is an aged man, has a wife and children in Mercer County who are in very indigent circumstances and dependant upon their labor for bread, that they require, and kneed his assistance and labor for their sustenance and are in great kneed of the same that we are his Nieghbors and acquainted with the condition of his family and there fore as he can be of no use to the state of value, and as he is aged and in bad health we respectfully ask that you will pardon him, and return him to his helpless family April 10 -- 1861

Jacob Mitchell Jeremiah Martin James abbey fraknen. paley

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Names J L Powell G W Sutherland Layfayette Algood G. M. Kershaw S M Lewis W T Curry J V Hutton H M Fatridge J A Buford Jas,, E Shannon

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We unite to His Excellcy B. Magoffin in requesting that he pardon the said Nicholas & return him to his helpless family -- Apil 1861,

W. A. Hooe P M B Strongman J. Harlan James Harlan Jr. C H May James D Hardin Ben. C. Trapnall O S Poston Len C Allin J Burdett John H. J. Burns E gabbert S w parkar Richd. Huff Geo. W. Tompkins T C Shouse W. H. Daniel H N Hieonymous Andrew Vaughn C. P. Springer Wm Fallans John, C, Chinn J. W. Morgan C. C. Smedley J H Thomas L. C. Gabbert Simon, Vanarsdell ThoAllin Wm Howell Jesse Wickersham Arsbury Norton

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Franklin Cir Ct Petition in behalf of J. M Nicholson

2 yr. Penty Pardon Issd May 2. 1861.