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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-0001-020-0963 MG20-7

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The undersigned Citizens of Warren County -- Ky -- most respectfully, beg leave to offer a few suggestions to His Excellency Gov Magoffin, why Rufus Jones convicted of Manslaughter for killing Henry Jenkins should not be pardoned.

In the firstplace, it is useless to have laws, unless they are executed -- The great evil of our day, is that all laws and obligations, moral & legal are relaxed.

In the 2d place, there is nothing in their case, certainly not in the testimony to show that Jones has got any more punishment than his case demanded. Indeed it is almost the universal opinion that he got off very well with four ^years^ imprisonment -- and he ought to be glad of that -- and so far as we know his friends have not Complained of the Jury for finding that length of time.

In the 3d place -- if Jones is pardoned, we dont See why the whole lot of prisoners in the prison at Frankfort may not be turned out on the Same principle.

In the 4" place, if Jones is discharged, it will amount to a general invitation to all violators of the law to repeat their offenses, and the design of the law will not be met. While then we do not go into any specific personal charges, we barely say that the Govnr cant read a copy of the testimony before the Examing Court or on final trial & say on his oathor conscience that Jones ought to be discharged -- April 1st 1861

L Jenkins C M Jenkins Thomas Jenkins Simon Jenkins

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I dont think the interest of society will be promoted by releasing Jones

H R Thomas

Names James Dodd Jas E Norris V Cawles Sam McPherson A A Smith Josiah Beck F,, G,, Cox Milton Taylor Joseph Miller Thomas Isbell Wm Lockridge Henry ^X^ Clasby James ^X^ Reeke Willim ^X^ Long Richard Gary A H Smith John Vance A Fin David Braten R A Morris W A Thomas B F, Lewis Joseph Potter S. L. Carpenter J, C, Dunn John Pernon A. P. Estes J G Edwards L M Holman James R Isbell J B Martin one of the Jury on Wilson case S P Carter Names Thomas S. Elrod S. W. Sampter Wm Hays W T Davis W. W. Wright John Re John Rector Dohrty Guet Moses Hess S. P. Smith G. W. Claypool E G Jones Jonathan Manley John Potter N. F. Isbell S. H. Claypool Ransor Moses Howell Eli Howell James A Scrivener Hines. E. Lewis Lemuel Jackson Martin, Wilson Hiram Collett J A Willoughby John Dishman R. H. Lamb Samuel Hanes