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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-0001-020-1117 MG20-227 to MG20-228

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To his Excellency B. Magoffin Governor of Kentucky

Your Petitioners, David Blevins & John Blevins would respectfully inform your Excellency that at the April Term of the Harlan Circuit Court 1861, Your Petitioner was find the sum of $10000 for not appearing before the Harlan Circuit Court in a Peace Bond; Your Petitioner states that their Bonds was forfeited and judgement rendered on the same, and your Petitioners in the state of Virginia, and that as son as it was made known to your Petitioners that said Judgement was rendered, against them the immediately came to Harlan C H, Ky and, enquired into the matter, but was unable to git said Judgement set aside

You petitioner states that there was no notice served on them that they judgement was rendered unbenowings to your Petitioner when in fact they had a lawfull excuse for not attending

Your Petitioners states that they are poor men and was unable to prosecute an appeal on said case, They therefore prays, that your excellency will take

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into consideration their large families and poor condition and, their excuse, and give them the indulgence of the Executive

David Blevins John Blevins Noble Smith G, W, Ball Wm Turner Hiram Jones George B Turner -- James B. Howard clk J, G, Howard G, W, Ceriller M, G, Jones Gibson Ball C. B. Brittain Heizakiah Gings John, B, Lyttle

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Remitted B. M

IsdMay 31

Harlan Cir. Ct