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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-0001-020-1317 MG21-212 to MG21-213

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To His Excellency. The Hon. Beriah Magoffin

The undersigned would respectfully represent to your Honor that your Petitioner Alexander Harris was indicted at the March Term of the Madison Circuit Court for 1861 for carrying concealed weapons -- was arrested under a bench warrant & with his brother who is now in the penitentiary, as surety entered into a recognizance for his appearance at the June term of the Madison Circuit Court. His brother subsequently & before the time for his appearance wrote him that it would not be necessary for him to appear at the time he was recognized to appear inasmuch as the case would not be tried. His brother was misinformed & was requested to communicate the fact to him. Alex. Harris would further represent to your Honor that he was innocent in the eyes of the law. & could have proven previous threats in justification of his having carried concealed weapons. He, having given bond in the sum of $100. and failing to appear is now confined in jail for the forfeiture &c

Your petitioners would state that Alex Harris is a young man, poor but honest. & that they think his a case meriting the exercise of Executive Clemency in the remission of so much of the forfeiture as is in your power.

N B Norris Jams Rowdes Hirram cams John W Thomburgh C Turner Joseph Searcy Sol Pruitt R P Searcy J M Shackelford John Miller Leonard Stoner Geo H Moore M N Broaddus Saml Moreman T. N Moore P P Ballard F Pitman

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Tho H Hamton S, R J P Cornelius Wollton Lewis Shelton H. Sain Silas Todd John Shifflet Liberty B Martin Jack Lam Ansel D Mark Thomas Layor Samuel H Richardson Ancel D Mar Davie Robert Gentry John Lain Talbertson Cabe S. Parish S. R. Galloway J. B. Walken S. D. Walker Robt Harris W H Francis C. H. Christopher Perry Crosthwait R. B. Cornelison Thos Mahley Abner Rodins Jesse Shiplett S W Thomas Calvan Boulware Wm A Miller G R Karstin Wm. G M Kyly Georg Kyly James Benton L. D. Maupin Harris Thorpe Richardrd A, Stevens Danl Benson James Nickerson William Wallis William Wallace James H Embry Wm Burnam Madison Lawler John R Harris William Watson C G iggey Reuben Munddy P H Hunts D. M. Barkley A C McWilliams R Runyon Moody William Collens E D, Mitchell James H Terrill Hutson Larman John Kincaid Willim Suller T. Dodd Joseph Rhodes John L Still J, T, Tatem Thomas H Oldham E Hall

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James Cosby J H Lisle M C. Hennessy Amand Tutts Bengamin Golden Timothy Papo G. E. Billingsley Wm Quincy Davis Jos R Harrisell T Marshall

Madison Cir. Ct $50. } Weapons Alexr Harris

Remission IssdAug 14. 1861