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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-0001-020-1271 MG21-146 to MG21-147

Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky 1861-07-02 Correspondence 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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Covington Ky July 2d 1861 Hon Beriah Magoffin Dear Sir

At the request of the suffering family of Joseph Blackwell who was convicted at the last term of Circuit Court for this County and fined $200 00/100 for keeping a Tipling house I address you these few lines. From my knowledge of the man and from all the information I can obtain concerning him I beleive it would be not only an act of well directed clemency but of charity to remit his fine. he has a family consisting of a Wife

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and two small children. all dependant upon him for support, he has no money. to pay his fine and if it should not be remitted he will have to serve it out in Jail. to no benefit to himself or to the Commonwealth. he is a man of Excellent character sober industrious and well behaved. I believe your excellency would do an act of charity to remit the fine

Yours Respectfully John A Goodson