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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-0001-020-1255 MG21-125

Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky 1861-07-07 Correspondence English 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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Paducah Ky July 7th 1861 To his Excellency Beriah Magoffin Respected sir

At the present Term of the McCracken Equity & Criminal ^Court^ there was a Judgment rendered against Peter C Smedly for one Hundred Dollars on a fortid ^forfeited^ recognisance -- There was two Dutchman arrested for Cutting a man one Smedly went ^on^ Peter Telons bail, and Telon went to Indiana. and Smedley never has heard of him the other Dutchman that was arrested at the same time with Telon and for the same offence was tried and sent to the Pentintiary when he is now, the Evidence clearly showed that Telon was clear with these facts and the Exceeding scarcity of Money Mr smedly though will ask Executive

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Clemency, the foregoing are the facts in the case, If you should conclude to release Mr Smedley send the release to P. C. Smedly at Paducah Ky

Yours very Respectfully & Thos H Corbett

Remitted B. M

McCracken Eq Ct $100 } Recog P. C. Smedley

Is July 18 1861