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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-0001-020-1010 MG20-79

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To His Excellency B Magoffin Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Your Petitioners would respectfully state that on the day of 1860 James W. Quinn was arrested for the crime of felony and the Examining Court held him to further trial at the September term 1860 of the McLean Circuit Court and Thos Quirk became his surety in the bail bond at the SdSeptember term 1860 of the McLean Circuit Court,

The bail bond was forfeited owing to the failure of James W Quinn to make his appearance, and Thos Quirk became responsible to the Commonwealth for the amount of Sd bail bond, which is one hundred dollars, This bond was by express understanding with the Exam'g Court be assigned by sd Quinn's uncle, but the Court returned the bond without sd assignement, leaving Thos Quirk responsible for the whole amount of sd bond, Your petitioners would respectfully state that Sd Quirk is a poor but worthy man with a large and helpless family, he posesses but half an acre of land and a small house and works out by the day in order to earn a support for his family, If he is compelled to pay the above mentioned forfeiture it will break him up and leave his family in a destitute condition, Wherefore we respectfully request your Excellency to remit the entire forfeiture

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Thos massie E F McNeill Geo K Brown Charles Freeman J M Coleman Daniel Caytion Col Wm T Russell B Loson Wm Hamilton Thos Howard Michl Moore John Moore Thompson Hudson J Blaser William, H, Socklee Saml, F. Porter Wm. G. Shocklee William Ellis Charles Haskin John M Brown I. W. Davis Peyton Hancock John Henry R E porter Thomas Neubauer Wm S Hall W. R. Ayer Bryant. B. Jarvis Wm J. Mosley Mason Taylor N. V. Evens R. D. Webb B. B. Whitaker W. White David White R. Powers I Patterson

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Edmonson E & C Ct Remitted B. M. $100 } Recog. Thos Quirk IssdApr 9. 1861