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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-0001-020-1198 MG21-34 to MG21-35

Springfield, Washington County, Kentucky Springfield, Washington County, Kentucky 1861-06-14 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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Springfield Ky June 14 1861 Gov B Magoffin Dear Sir

Thomas Chesser of this county convicted of wounding John Hendricks and sentenced to six months imprisonment and $50 fine and committed about one month ago, remain in jail -- His wife came to visit him and was taken sick in the jail in his cell where she has lain for three weeks -- they are poor and destitute and have one small child in the jail with them

Chesser is a brother of William Chesser whom you Pardoned out of jail when convicted and committed for the same offence and in which Thomas Chesser was only inflicted as an accessory -- him having done the wounding -- His father Beclon Chesser informs me he took up a petition to you asking his pardon numerously signed and containing the signatures of all the jury and not getting to see you he left

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it to be handed you by Atty Genl James and I presume therefore it was received -- I desire to ask your attention to the subjects and join with the other petitioners in soliciting a release of Chesser which considering the condition of his family can be but an act of hummanity and is moreover in my judgment but a proper exercise of executive clemency in view of the facts on which the entire jury petitioned for his pardon and upon which you have already pardoned the principal offender if either was guilty --

Very Truly Your friend M R Hardin

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Issue Remitted -- B. M

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