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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-0001-020-0981 MG20-37 to MG20-38

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To His Excellency Beriah Magoffin Govr. of Kentucky

Your petitioner Edwd Hall Sr father of Edwd S Hall who is a minor, would respectfully represent that his son about Christmas times had a pistol about his person in company with other youths & was presented & fined fifty dolls. in the city court of Louisville. the father says he replevied the Debt to Keep his son out of the workhouse & which will be due in a few days but that in consequence of the hard times & his business almost entirely stopped (which is a sadler) he is wholly unable to pay having a large family to support the youth has heretofore conducted himself in a orderly & modest manner & will not again I am sure offend agst. the law I pray yr Excellency to remit his fine & I will ever pray &c

Respectfully yr obt Servt Edwd Hall

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We would most respectfully ask yr Excellency to remit young Halls fine of fifty dolls the costs are penalty enough respectfully yr obt servt

John Joyes W. G. Reasor O H Strattan Clk C C W R Hydes Marshall C C L T H Crawford Mayor D W Wilson

To His Excellency the Govener of Kentucky

I am well acquainted with Mr Hall the father of the boy against whom the fine ^is^ imposed. I know nothing of the particulars: Mr Hall is one of our oldest citizens and much esteemed by his old friends. He is somewhat embarassed, with a large family and to pay the fine of his son will be very hard upon him I hope if consistent with Executive clemency it may be remitted --

Respectfully E. S. Craig

I prosecuted in the above case but do not now remember the particulars of the case. I heartily concur with Mr Craig, as to the good character of the father of young Hall

Respectfully R. J. Elliott.

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Remitted B. M Louisville City Ct $50. } Weapons Ed. S. Hall Issd. Apr 9. 1861