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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-0001-020-1305 MG21-194

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To His Excellency the Governer of Kentucky

Your Petitioner, would respectfully ask leave to represent that about the first of July last he had an unfortunate personal difficulty with a man by the name of Wadkins. that the said Wadkins provoked the same and upon trial by Jury was fined an equal sum of $5. & costs, Your petitioner would further represent that he has a family to support & cannot without depriving them of the comforts nay the bare necessities of life pay the said fine- small as it is. & therefore begs yr clemency in remitting the same.

Very Respectfully Your OBt Humbl Sert

I according to the direction of conscience believe McDaniels fine ought to be remitted

John R Graham

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Frankfort Po Ct $5. } assault E. W. McDaniel

Remitted B. M

IssdAug 30. 1861