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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-0001-020-1217 MG21-62 to MG21-63

Midway, Woodford County, Kentucky Midway, Woodford County, Kentucky 1861-07-16 Petition 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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Midway Ky July 16th 1861 To Hon B Magoffin Govr of Ky

We the undersigned Citizens of the county of Woodford state of Ky -- Would Respectfully Represent-That on 13th Inst -- Jas F. Graves and Joel H Sheets of this place being Engaged in a Rencounter -- and that while so Engaged -- Nelson Graves son of the said Jas F Graves (aged 14 years) being present did assault the said J H Sheets with a stone (not however inflicting material injury) for which offence the said Nelson Graves was arranged before Justice Saml Clinton and fined the sum of nine dollars ($9.00) and costs -- now the undersigned would Respectfully pray your Hon,,' to Remit the whole or so much of said fine as may be compatible with the obligations of your office believing that the said youth ^was^ a in the matter by that naturalsolicitude which as son would feel under the circumstances -- And your petitioners will ever pray &c

N,, J,, Roberts W. A. Leavy F C Wood J, Harris

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Wm, N Thomasson, James Ford Samuel B Utterback John levyer Jesse Martin N. B. Wells. M Buford C,, M,, Stewart Isiack Lewis Thomas Finlay J M Woolums J. H. Woolums N Davis Geo H Norton Druggist Tho J Iles M. E. Poynter John F. Ryan S. T. Woolums

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Remitted B. M

Woodford J. P. $9. } assault Nelson Graves

IssdJuly 18. 1861