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 November 12, 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-0001-020-1205 MG21-44

Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky 1861-07-30 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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Campton Wolfe County Ky July 30th 1861

To his excelancy B. Magoffin Govenor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Your Petitionrs would respectfully represent to Your excelancy that Two year young men. or Boys from This Wolfe County was sentenced to the penitentiary For some lenght of time from Campbell County Kentucky for attempting to pass counterfeit Money and your Petitioners will represent that Nicholass Fulks & Harrison Brown are Boys well Respected at home and all ways was untill They ware decoyd off by a notorious man who has been suspected of counterfeiting for years and your Petitioners would futhr represent that The said Fulks & Brown are the sons of Two Widow women who are poore and allmost unable to support themSelves Since, their sons left home and your petitions would and do petition your Excencly to Parden the Two Boys that they may Come Home and support there old widowed mothrs ^Little^ brothrs & Sisters and your petitins will forever petition Your Excencly to represent the said boys and untill they are repreived you Petitins will petition your excencly B. Magoffin Govenor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Given under our hands this 30th day of July 1861

Petitions Wm F. Hanks M, W, C, C Isam King W. T. Cox Joseph Talson Eqr G M Hampton G W Cox Petitions Samul Sternberg D. F Swango John Baird J. N. Horton Samul Frizer

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Petitioners George. W. Contery James, Rose Samuel Swango R. M. Wells C, M, Hanks Peter little Marshal M Wright David Spencer G. F. Bailey John T Faulkner E B Robberds Brantley Spencer Winfield S. Spencer Washington Swango Aaron Siphes George W haudsen Isaiah Spencer Wm T Sparks Willen Obire Jas Williams Lamon C. Mintin Petitionrs

Kenton Cir Ct

Issue pardon B. M

J. H. Brown Counterfeiting 2 yrs Penty

Campbell Cir. Ct N. Foulks Felony

IssdDecr 23d 1861