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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-0001-020-1082 MG20-183

1861-05-16 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 Bereiah Magoffin Govenor of The Commonwealth of Kentucky. your petitioner Elijah Combs would state that at May Term of the Perry circuit court That was tried for the offence of having carried a concealed a deadly weapon,, He would further state that on the trial of said cause it appeared from the proof That he was guilty of the offense -- which proof was true and he admits that he did carry concealed=

He says That he did believe and was so informed that his person was in great danger of bodily harm and but on the trial of said cause he your petitioner was unable to prove That he was informed that his life was in danger from the fact that his witnesses was unable to attend and had to go to trial from without his witnesses from the fact that he had not used ordinary or even due diligance to get them to the court He says he supposed that they would be present and being a plain farmer and ignorant of law and having a family of children to support he is unable to pay said fine of fifty Dollars -- without going to an uncomfortable & verry unpleasant Jail --

He Therefore asks at the hands of Your Excellency a remit of said fine The Signers whose names are hereunto annexed Join with The applicant Elijah Combs in his prayer for a remission of said fine

Elijah Combs

Sworn to before me by Elijah Combs May 16' 1861

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Signers Names J. D. Cooley J. P. Hogg Exam P C H. C. Hogg Hezekiah Combs S W C H, C, Wooton Felix T. Begley Edward Grigsby James S. Mauras Alexander Mcintire John Baker Washington Combs James Story Nathan Young James C Gover Henderson young Shadrack Duff Esq W. W. Combs C. P. C. John B. Combs Henry Fields Lewis grigsby A, C, Godsey Jesse Combs Jr E, F, Hogg, Signers Names Jesse Combs Clk D, Y, Lyttle

Gov Magoffin

Dear sir I hope that you will remit this fine I believe it aught to be remitted

Granville Pearl

I fully agree with the Judge

yours Truly John Dishman