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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-0001-020-1279 MG21-159 to MG21-160

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1861-07-15 Correspondence 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 "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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Louisville 15th July 1861 -- To His Excellency Beriah Magoffin Govr of Kentucky -- Respected Sir

I was fined in the city court of Louisville $25 for an alledged assault upon Betsy Thornberry, both of us are free persons of colour, & were emancipated in this county by John Murphy an old citizen. We live in the same house which was given us in common, by our late Master & when approaching my room was attacked by sd Betsy by throwing water upon me from a tub, which I took up afterwards & pushed her away this is the truth she sd more harm was done her none witnessed it but ourselves & she did not tell the true state of the case, in these times I am not able to pay the fine & costs which together amount to $38. & 45.cts I pray yr Excellency to remit the fine

I am humbly yr servt

John Murphy

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We join in the prayer of petitioner to remit his fine, he is an orderly well behaved & industrious negro & has, when needed been employed in the Pickett tobacco ware house here but not constantly

Respectfully B H Hawsley John Joyes

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Respite 12 Mo B. M

Louisville City Ct $25. } assault Jno. Murphy

IssdJuly 18. 1861

enclose to Judge Joyes