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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-0001-020-1286 MG21-171

Lebanon, Marion County, Kentucky Lebanon, Marion County, Kentucky 1861-07-23 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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Lebanon Ky July 23rd 1861 Hon B Magoffin Dear Sir

Enclosed find a petition and I do candidly think is a proper subject for your interposition It is possibly true that the old lady is not free of fault tho her situation is caused by the imprudence & indiscrection of her daughters- If the judgement is enforced she cannot pay nor has she friends that will pay and the consequence must be imprissonment and a continual tax upon our County and we have already as much as we can bear. She is not free of guilt in consequence of her daughters conduct in the eyes of these so exact in morals tho there are hundreds who might be indicted in the same & more guilty and yet a conviction & punishment would make them no better- Her age and condition forbids the idea of imprissonment I hope you will if you can in justice to yourself pardon her- Hoping still

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better prossests for our benighted diluded & misguided people of this state and trusting yet that the Recent victory may arouse them to their true interest

Believing me your true friend as ever

James M. Fogle