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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-0001-020-1275 MG21-152 to MG21-153

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 Kentucky July 2d 1861, His Excellency Gov Magoffin:

We'll be waited upon with a Petition on behalf of Joseph Blackwell, who was fined two hundred dollars by a jury at the last Term of the Kenton Circuit Court, for keeping a Tipling House, for three Months, I did not hear the proof, I know Mr Blackwell, He has but a small amount of property, His wife keeps the House, generally, while he is away, She is a very worthy woman, They have two small children, Blackwell is in jail, unable to pay the fine. I have no doubt both he and his wife

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will duly appreciate and gratefuly remember the Governor if he will remit, the whole or a part of the fine against Mr Blackwell,

I am satisfied they are utterly unable to pay the fine these harsh times,

Respectfully &c John, F, Fisk