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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-0001-020-1320 MG21-218 to MG21-219

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To His Excellency the Govenor of Ky

Your Petitioner James A Tomlinson states that on Saturday 3d of Aug 1861 having been during the day at a in the Country he returned to Harrodsburg and on reaching town he saw two men in a fight one of whom was a man by the name of Cook. Petitioner dismounted from his horse to seperate them and was Knocked down with a rock in his Effort to make peace . He inquired who struck him and he was referred by several persons present that it was Cook whom he was trying to get out of the fight. he thereupon struck Cook several times under great passion and provocation and as he concurs in the necessary defence of his own personal rights as a peace maker. Petitioner being Young and inexperienced was persuaded under the circumstances to Confess judgment before C Chinn Judge of Mercer County Court for $30 --

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which sum on reflection and the advice of friends he thinks he should not be made to pay wherefore he asks that in justice to him that a fine may be remitted-

James A Tomlinson

James A Tomlinson states on oath that the statements contained in this petition are true

James A Tomlinson

Sworn to before me 14th. Aug 1861 by J A Tomlinson

Chr Chinn P J M C C

The undersigned join in the petition above and ask the Govner to remit above fine

Ben. C. Trumball

Thos Adams T. O. Mann J, W, Bingham J A Thompson S Benton Danl Stagg S M Brayer Walter Handy C M Tucker Dr Thos H Buckner J. A. Hall J. M Sillam T M Young A Portwood R, R, Herst John Slavens Jr W S Alexander Theo W Davids

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Mercer Co. Ct. $30. } Breach J. A. Tomlinson Remission IssdAug. 16. 1861