<title type="main">James Ward to Beriah Magoffin Edition created from new transcripts of this manuscript. Initial upload of this work's facsimile images and metadata to FromThePage for editing Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections Administrator of the CWGK Migration transcription project on FromThePage Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections made 3 edits between June 22, 2025 and June 22, 2025. Dynamic TEI export from FromThePage (version 22.10)

This image and transcription is publicly accessible. The image appears courtesy of the repository named in the Source Description. The transcription and annotation were undertaken by Kentucky Historical Society staff, volunteers, and interns. If referencing this document title, accession number, and permanent URL.

 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-0001-020-1261 MG21-131

1861-07-19 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 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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.
1

To his excellency Beriah Magoffin Govener of the state of Kentucky, your humble petitioner would respectfully state that some time in last month he was fined, by J M Adams a Justice of the peace for Magoffin County Kentucky for profane swearing (so says the charge,) your petitioner would state that he knew nothing of the fine. against him until it was presented in the way of Execution by a constable of this county, who pressed your humble petitioner to settle the same and your petitioner being taken by surprise he refused to settle this sum he states that he is a poor man and has a considerable family to support therefore asks your excellency to remit the said fine of $5,90 and promises, in the future to never be guilty of the like offence again if he commited the offense as charged if he have so he is entirely ignorant of the facts

James Ward

We your petitioners Join in the foregoing petition and ask your Excellency to remit the said fine -- July 169th 1861

D D Sublett

D. M. Atkison Wm S. Adams

2

Jordan, H, Cox Hiram B. Dole John B Harris H M Adams Lewis W. Gullett H J. Roberson Robert Elam Thomas Knard J F Jones H H Crager Richard England Wiley Gullet John W Stamper John W Hamons W. J. Coffee Constantine Conley Hezekiah Hamon Meredith M Fletcher martin gueth Smith Whitaker James P. Simer J M Atkeson Wm Prater Abel Caudill Michael Kimberland Thomas Brooks John Samuels Mason H Power Isaac, J. Ward Daniel Gullet David J Salyer James Conly Coffee Robert Ratliff Abner Sallyer T. L. Prater H. G. Hager Wm Hignite Reuben marshal Wily gulett J. M. McGuire amBros Coffee J. W. Martin Wm Coffee Benjamin Hamon Jilson Power

Remitted B. M

IssdJuly 30

3
4

28 942 2.52 14 $2.66

425 55 $3.70

no costs Due Andy Amy --