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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-0001-020-0989 MG20-48

McKee, Jackson County, Kentucky McKee, Jackson County, Kentucky 1861-03-22 Correspondence English 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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Mckee Jackson County Ky March the 22 day 1861 To his Excellency Beriah Magoffin

Your petitioner, Joseph Underwood would Most Respectfully Represent to your Excellency, that at the Last nov term of the Jackson Circuit ^court^ your pertioner was find twenty dollars for Being Charge of Living in Adultery with one Polley stephens

now your Pertitioner would Most Respectfully ask your honer to Remit said Fine Fine, as I am About sixty years of Age and verry poore as Respects Land & property and sence the finding of the virdict I have had to gow to Lexington and have My Right arm Cut off From the Affects of an oald ulcer or cancer

Joseph Underwood

We the undersigned are well Acquainted with the said Joseph Under wood and do say the facts in his pertition are true and think it would be an act of charity to Remit the fine as the Commonwealths atterny and the officers at the court have Remite thar costs

Isaac J Fawley T. J. F. J. C and P J J C Thos, J,, Engle Clk circuit & county court

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Jackson Cir. Ct $20 } adultery Jos. Underwood Remission Issd Apr 9. 1861.