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 November 12, 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-0001-020-1013 MG20-82

Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky 1861-04-01 Petition English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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To His Excellency The Governor of Kentucky

Your Petitioner John Alexander would respectfully represent to your Excellency, that on the day of May 1860 he was fined or rather confessed Judgment before the Police Judge of the Town of Harrodsburg in the sum of $30 Twenty Dollars for an alleged Breach of the Peace. Your Petitioner on his oath expressly states that he was not guilty of the offence charged, that he struck nobody & fought nobody and made no attempt to fight -- that at the time the affair occured. he was unfortunately so much much intoxicated that he was not able to fight if he had have so desired, but was knocked down and severely beaten without any cause or provocation on his part, but not wishing an exposure by a public trial he confessed Judgment, believing that Your Excellency would do him Justice. He states that, said fine is not just and ought not to be paid, that he is poor and not able to pay it, In view therefore of the premises he asks Your Excellency to interpose and grant him that relief which the Justice and merits of his case demands.

John D Alexander

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State of Kentucky,

This day personally appeared before the undersigned as Trustee chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Harrodsburg. John D. Alexander and made oath that the statements contained in the foregoing Petition were true. Given under my hand this 1st day of April 1861

M B Pulliam C B T H B

We the undersigned Join in the prayer of the foregoing petition

Names C. C. Smedley A G Nunn W T Curry Wm L. Vance S M Lewis J V Munday Names M. pinkstun S W Jones Ben C Allin J. S. Millar J. W. Cardwell S, S, M Fatridge W. S. McIntire J. C. Waggener H. Green Jas. Brickey J Carter Hughes W, Hutton E Gabbert I. A. Buford Nimrod Harris