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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-0001-020-1223 MG21-72

Mount Washington, Bullitt County, Kentucky Mount Washington, Bullitt County, Kentucky 1861-07-06 Correspondence English 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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Mt Washington Ky Bulitt Co July the 6th 1861 Hon Beriah Magffin Gov of Kentucky Dear Sir

at our last April Term of Circuit Court Preston Trustman Was fined Three Hundred Dollars Which fine he Begs your Honor Will Remit He Was not presant at the Trial on account of the Sickness of His Wife He Lives in Davis County Some 100 Miles from our Place He is an Honest Hard Working Industress Poor Man and Wholy unable to Pay the fine Without Great Sacrifice to Himself and family He Was Tried With others for The Same offence Who Was clared Circumstances proves Them Moore Gilty Than Himself,

Yours Truly J, C, Dent P, J, B, C