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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-0001-020-1136 MG20-279 to MG20-280

Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky 1861-06-10 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Marion Ky June 10th 1861 Dear Sir

I am in Marion today and have Just finished a speach and have to go from this to Madisonville whilst here I learned that three of my friends towit D A Butler J S Lowry & W B Travis at the last term of the circuit court was fined in the agregate $125000 the particulars I suppose will be detaled in other letters and from what I have learned I for an assault and from what I learn The fine was excessive and in fact but a very small fine if any should have been imposed and I am satisfied that it is a case that calls for the

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executive clemency I would therefore request as a favour that you remit the fine except cost the parties having stated as I understand the portion due the Comths Atty which of itself I believe to be a heavy fine

Respectfully Your Obedt Servant H. C. Burnett