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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-0001-020-0977 MG20-29 to MG20-30

Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky 1861-02-20 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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To His Excy B. Magoffin Gov'r of the Com'th of Ky --

Your Petitioner Thos. Heffner states that he was recognized to appear in the Franklin circuit court at it last Oct:'r term i. e. 1860 -- to testify on behalf of The com'th in a certain case wherein the com'th was plff and Devine Griffin was deft -- on indictment for unlawfully shooting without wounding -- with intent to kill or wound -- Your petitioner states that in truth and in fact, he knew nothing of the facts in the case -- that he only heard the discharge of the pistol, and knew not who shot it -- that knowing this little about it he supposed that his testimony and presence would not be needed in court, and having forgotten that he was at all recognised -- and knowing before hand that he could be of no service to the com'th he left this state on business for the state of Ohio, and was absent at the Octr term of the Franklin Cir: court and that his recognisance for $100 00/100 was forfeited and having no lawful defense that judgt was rendered against him at the

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Feb'ry term of said court for one hundred dollars & costs now in as much as your petition did not know when said court was to come off, and had forgotten that he was recognised to be there and in as much as his testimony would have been worthless to the com'th if he had been there, and it never was the intention of this petitioner to avoid the the court, or to delay or hinder judt in the case in any way & in as much as the said deft Griffin come forward and plead guilty to the charge this petition prays your Excy to remit said judgt of $100 00/100 and he will will be ever grateful &c --

Thomas Heffner

we whose names are hereunto subscribed join in the prayer of the Petitioner, and recommend that said forfeiture be forever remitted

Frankfort Feb 20th 1861 --

Names P. U. Major comths Atty -- H I Todd Jno A Crittenden Jno. M Harlan Names E F Nuttall J. Harlan Jno Rodman S F J. Fraler

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W. S. Dehoney N. Heffner R. Gillispie W,, H,, Gray I M Todd

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Franklin Cir. Ct. Thos. Heffner Remitted B. M $100, } Recog. Issd. Apr. 17. 1861