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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-0001-020-1094 MG20-196 to MG20-197

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To His Excellency -- Beriah Magoffin --

Gov. of the State of Kentucky; Whereas John W. Valentine, was fined, in the sum of Fifty Dollars, at the Feb. Term of the Warren Equity & Criminal Court, upon the charge of "carrying concealed -- a deadly weapon -- " under the following circumstances -- Said Valentine was in a rencountre, with a man largely over his size, When his antagonist drew, a rock on him, thereupon said Valentine drew a weapon, and ended the difficulty -- Although the fine may be in accordance with a rigid construction of the law -- yet we hope the circumstances under which the offense was committed, are sufficiently palliating. to authorise the clement interferance of your Excellincy, in behalf of Mr Valentine -- who is an old citizen of our place -- highly honorable and a gentleman, but a man, whose financial condition, and family, the enforcement of said fine, would very much oppress. We the undersigned citizens of Bowling Green, and Warren Co, respectfully request your Excellency -- to remit said fine

Jas. H. Wilkins Tom L Burnam E B Suley S, W, Coombs Bennet Burnam John A. Hughes

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P, R, Mitchell T S Grider Sam Murrell Jr x H. Garnett. N. P. Lucas x B C, Grider Jno. J. Hilburne W. R. McQuown x John Terwilleger J. D. Hines John E Robinson x John T. Cox J. L. McLane J H McGoodwin x John Burnam Wm Cullin H Wilkins x John L. Shower D. W. Wright H Browning C. C. Patteson John J Cooke x P J Potter sherrf x W E Duncan W C Graham Jr J. C. Wilson E. C. Jenkins H. P Allen D K Miner Names Thomas Jenkins x J. D. McGoodwin H. C. Huston Jos. L. Kohn J F Bettersworth Charles Eden C T Duncan Walter Anderson John. L Row x Sid. P. Smith

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J J W Dunham x Chas Jackson J. I. Foster Edwin Baxter A Howard Chas Pater Wm Browning x Geo. C. Rogers x C. R. Edwards Jos M Barclay x H. H. Skiles x A. C Wright V. S. Hay John Mallory E. S. DeLong x Jno Loving x L A Graham E. L. Mattery W. E. Barringer E. A. McNair M. B Etournay W. S. Ragland W. N. McNeal H. V. Loving x John A. Robinson

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Respite 12 mo B. M Warren Eq. Ct $50 } Weapons J. W. Valentine IssdMay 13. 1861