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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-0001-020-1053 MG20-141 to MG20-142

Dixon, Webster County, Kentucky Dixon, Webster County, Kentucky 1861-09-09 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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Dixon Webster Co. Ky Sept 9. 1861

The undersigned petitioners respectfully represent to your Excellency that on the day of August 1861, R P, Head was fined $15.50 for a breach of the peace, in the court of H. H. Smith, Justice of the Peace for Webster Co.

They state that said Head is a poor man & has a large family to support; & tho the fine is small, it would be a hardship for him to be compelled to pay it. They further state that he is ordinarily a peacable & quiet citizen, & they think the fine in this instance exceeds the enormity of the offence committed, to such an extent as fully to justify the interposition of the Executive clemency. They therefore pray your Excellency to remit the same.

To His Excellency B. Magoffin

John. P. Cook Hiram McElroy G. W. Crew Wm price J. M Tompkins I S Coffman John W Kedrick John F. Galbraith B. D. Winstead S. H. Woolfolk E L Price H. L. Bell T. C. Clayton James Glen D. D. Trice T. J. Trice J. C. Hoskins J. M. Coldwell W. P Edward

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Wm. J. Ruark G. B. Toley J. W Neuman B, Morgan R. J. Givens Thos. Brame Robt. M. Brame Wm White Wm Tapp M Herrin W, R, White Alfred Williams S W Farmer G. L. Price W S Gardner petter abney Alexander Cates Bernard Gaines doris woods walter woods John Eidens M H Baker J, K, Thompson E R Walker James Moorhead William B. Edmondson Wmson Vaughn S,, M, Doris george A Daniell Joel Blackwell D, C, Yarbrough Eldrige Dorsy A B Harilson Edmon Jones G W Morgan

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W Woodward W Y Gill J J Grayson Benton Hopkins G. W. McCormick S C Moore Stephen Timmons James W Evans John Vaughn John Marks John D White James White W. R Melton S P Shirly James Benjamin Doressett T. K. Newman Danel Baker J B eddemson James U Pritchett John Dills Joseph Dye G W Price Isaac Baker N M Samuel Williams J Co Baker John E Curry Joseph Miles Baker James T Hughes Martin, M, Farmer B, G, Curry L. D. Curry jr Jonathan Price

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R M young J H Edon N B Maskey J M Morgan george Morgan Haywood Short Isaac Holman Wm B Chandler J L Carney D W E Skinner John Half B I M. Riece Wm Harris B Hinney William E Jones Jr Eligy Duncan Enes thomas Dunbere William P. Duncan Henery Hickes L S Nall Wm A Weaver W B Baker

Four of The above Subscribers Was Jurors in the case

Respite 12 mo B. M

Wesbter J. P. Ct $15.00 } Breach R P Head

IssdSept 23 1861