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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-0001-020-1250 MG21-116 to MG21-117

Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky 1861-07-09 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 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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Winchester Ky July 9th 1861 Hon B Magoffin Dr Sir

Last week my nephew George F. Whitehead & myself were trying a Pistol by shooting at a target -- it took place on the evening of the 2d Inst. in my own pasture lot in the rear of the town, not in proximity to any residence or near where any humans being was at or likely to be and just inside of the town limits of Winchester, and which was in violation of a recent ordinance a bye law of said term, We have confessed judgment for $300five each ^in the Police Court of Winchester^exclusive of costs, the latter being $450each against each of us, The violation of the Law was not willful, and we respectfully ask a remission of the fine, and we promise to do no more firing except against we do it in defending our State. Your compliance will oblige Your friend,

Jas Flanagan

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Winchester July 9' 1861 To His Excelency B. Magoffin

I have received the within petition & know it to be true. & hope your Exsellency will remit the fines Our Lincolnites are terribly afraid of for guns They disturbs their dreams & they see grim visaged harried war in everything. yet will we will eventually serve up southern rights notwithstanding our inglorious defeat, please remit the fine

Jas Husker

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Winchester Ky July 9" 1861 Grant Green Eqr Dr Sir

Will do you me the kindness to present the enclosed to his Excll Gov Magoffin. You will see from it, that I have violated the peace & dignityof an ordinance of my goodly village, which I need hardly assure you was unintentional, My nephew G F Whitehead was particeps in the matter we will be $900 ^costs^ exclusive of the fine of $300 each. It is a small matter, but $600 is now as much as $20. was 6 months since. Your attention will oblige.

Your friend Jas Flanagan

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Remitted B M