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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-0001-020-1230 MG21-81

Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky 1861-07-29 Petition English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Whitesburg Letcher County Ky. July, 29th 1861 To his Exelency B. Magoffin Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Respected sir

Your pettioner respectfuly calls your attention to a judgment that was rendered against him in the Office of Nelson Craft a justis of the peace for Letcher County for $5,00 for an aledged breach of the peace, by one Hiram Hall; The particulars are these.

I called at Halls house to inquire of him whether he had not told my wife that samuel Hall had been guilty of stealing, when he (Hiram Hall) replied he had no knowledg of having such talk; said Hall than stooped down and picked up too rocks; I then said to him that I did not wish to have any difficulty with him, but requeted him not to throw his rocks. We then parted, and he amediately had me arested, and took me before the above justice of the peace for trial, when a jurey was empaneled, and I was fined five dollars and the caust -- through pregedest and withe out law.

I am a pecible man, I have lived in this county a long time and never had a difeculty with a single man before the present one; which was holey fauls and spite. I am poor and times is harde and I cannot pay my fine without being greatly embarissed. Wherefore I throw my self on your merse and protection and ask you to remit my fine, and in so doing I will bee your mos greatfale mos thankfull freend &co

your truly James Smith.

We the sitzens of Letcher County whos names are annexed, being aquanted with the carecter and peacible habites of your pettioner

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and beleaving the statement he has made are true and we tharefore join with him in prear to his exelency the Gavener; that he may be released from his fine, and in so doing you will greatley oblige your friends

Names Edwin Clark. Aty. J B Hytton S J Hytton Ezkiel Brashear D W May W. T. B. Brashears W W, Hytton J E Brashears Jas E. Sarver A. D. Hale Names

Remitted B. M

Letcher Co J. P. $5.0.0 } breach Jas Smith

IssdAug 16. 1861