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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-0001-020-0983 MG20-41 to MG20-42

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To his Excellency: Governor Magoffin

John McGreery respectfully states that by judgment of the City Court of Louisville he was recently fined the sum of fifty dollars with costs for an alleged assault upon one Adam Stevens. The fact was simply that he and stevens had two fights & Stevens had the better of the first encounter but was worsted in the latter and fromor revenge caused the indictment & prosecution at the first calling of the case petitioner appeared and was ready for trial, but the case was continued because of Stevens absence -- petitioner supposing Stevens would let the matter drop did not further attend and was fined while absent from the city. He is a poor man and cannot now pay the fine.

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hence he is constrained to under executive clemency

John Mcgreery

I know the facts above detailed are true -- and further that stevens is a quarrelsome man -- there are now two indictments agst him for breaches of the peace

James White of the firm of White & Cole

I am well acquainted with Mr White and know his statement is entirely reliable

W. T. Haggin

I am well acquainted with Mr James White of the firm of White & Cole, and know that any statements he may set forth as true, can be implicitly relied on.

R. J. Elliott City Atto.

I fully coroborate Mr Elliotts statements above

Geo. W. Johnston

I concur with the above statements

W R Hydes

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We the undersigned know the petitioner, and Join with him for the remission of the within mentioned fine

W. G. Reasor James Curran R. Spalding Oliver Mortz J W Ball Wm G Auther Wade Chappell Wm A Cohoun W A Adams John K Stringer Thomas Davis J, W, Wilson E. G Cole J B Simmons

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Louisville City Ct Remitted B. M $50. } Assault Jno. McGreery Issd. Apr 1. 1861