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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-0001-020-1062 MG20-155 to MG20-156

Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky 1861-05-06 Petition English 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 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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Harrodsburg Ky ApMay 6. 1861 To His Excellency B. Magoffin Govenor of Kentucky

Your Petitioner H H Hieronymus would state that in the month of March 1861, upon Chr Chinn Presiding Judge of the Mercer County Court, he allowed a judgement by confession to be entered against him for the sum of Twenty dollars & costs for a breach of the Peace. that at the time of the entering of the Judgment, he stated that he was not guilty, but in order to save the farcery of the appearance of some witnesses (ladies) by attachment, the Judgement might be entered -- He says he was not & had not been guilty of any breach of the peace -- The facts are simply these, a woman came to his house and commenced alarming him & his family, he asked her to leave and had before desired her never to come to his

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house and to quit annoying him & his family, She refused to leave, he very gently led her out of the house, She immediately commenced throwing rocks at your petitioner and abused him very much, she then obtained a warrant for a breach of the Peace, this petitioner had no witnesses save the ladies of the family, who refused to attend & give evidence or in any way to be connected with so disagreeable & disgraceful business. He done no act, committed no offence but greatly endeavored to protect himself & family from the abuse & scurrilous language of a woman of suspicous character -- He asks the fine may be remitted --

H. P. Hieronymous

Sworn to before me by H W Hieronymus May 6. 1861

Ben C Allen Clk Mercer Circt Court

Remitted B. M

Issd June 24

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We concur in the prayer of the foregoing petition --

Phil B Thompson Geo. C. Keller. W. T. Curry S M Lewis H. H. Farnsworth G W Morgan James D Kardin C C. Smedley Elijha Low, J W. Cardwell