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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-0001-020-1009 MG20-77 to MG20-78

Sheperdsville, Bullitt County, Kentucky Sheperdsville, Bullitt County, Kentucky 1861-04-05 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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Sheperdsville April 5th 1861 Gov. Magoffin Dear Sir

Enclosed find Petition which will Explain itself

The man Flyn charged with killing a brother Irishman named Conner, was arrested last Summer and held to bail in the sum of $500, $250 for himself and $250 for

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his securities, He was very poor, with an invalid wife and three small children dependent upon his daily labour for a support -- Our circuit court did not come off until the 1st of April and rather than let him remain in Jail all fall & winter Mr Wilson and myself entered as his securities -- The Iron Furnaces at which he was employed ceased operations and ^he^ went off to get work, and we have heard

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that he is dead but cannot make the proof -- He would certainly have been acquitted if all the witnesses had appeared. None of the Commonwealths Witnesses have ever appeared, The recognisance was forfieted At our April Court the 1st Monday -- This is not one of these case which, I am informed occur so often in some large cities, where the bail gets the amt of the bond deposited with them before entering, We did not get one cent

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If consistent with your feelings and sense of right, we would ask to have the amt remitted

yours respectfly Phil Lee