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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-0001-020-1218 MG21-64 to MG21-65

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To His Excellency B. Magoffin the Governor of Kentucky --

Your Excellency is hereby informed that the Undersigned Robert F. Baird & J. H. Price Citizens of Louisville and attorneys at Law, became the sureties of one Joseph Willett who was charged with "setting up a Lottery" in this city contrary to law -- And who was required to give Bail to answer in the sum of OneHundredDollars-

They further State that said Willett defaulted and failed to appear and the onus of the Bond falls upon the undersigned --

They further State that the charge was of so insignificant consequences that it ^was^ dismissed upon the calling of the Indictment against Willett --

Your Petitioners think as the indictment agst. Willett was dismissed that they ought to be relieved of their Bond as bail in Said case --

They therefore earnestly pray your Excellency to remit the Forfeiture in the case of the commth vs Joseph Willett, so far as R. F. Baird & J. H. Price is are concerned --

Robert F. Baird J. H. Price

We the undersigned ask your Excellency to remit the Forfeiture alluded to --

W S. Ward John Joyes (see next page) J. W. Allen D. C F. B. Jones D M Wm Shryock D C H. S. Johnston D. M

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The case against Willett was dismissed, and from information which I have learned since, the Indictment, was returned; Comes about the characters of the informers, I think the prayer of petitioners should be Granted

W. G. Reasor

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Remitted B. M

Louisville City Ct $100 } Recog Baird & Price

IsdJuly 18. 1861