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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-0001-020-1332 MG21-241 to MG21-242

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To His Excellency Beriah Magoffin Govr of Kentucky

Your petitioner John Ferguson would respectfully state, That he was fined in the city court of Louisivlle Augt Term thereof Fifty dolls. for an alledged Assault & Battery committed upon under the following circumstances, He & friends came out of a recruiting Federal office, where they had been to see what was doing there, & as he came out he saw three men standing nearbye they were talking politicks, When petitioner engaged in the conversation & was treated insultingly, he struck the man & after some struggling was victorous, he believes he

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the Jury were opposed to him on account of his politicks as the only reason for their imposing so large a fine there was no crowd around the affair was quietly performed no serious injury done the public peace, he is a man of family has been turned out of the fire department because of this affiar & his politicks & he prays yr Excellency to remit his fine he is convinced no one who is willing to defend his state & thinks & acts as he does can have justice in the courts! therefore must of necessity appeal to his Govr whom

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he feels assured will not let him be borne to the ground when defending a cause just & holy with the greatest respect

he is yr devoted servt

John Ferguson

Most respectfully I concur in the foregoing statement & pray yr Excellency to remit John Ferguson's fine

John Joyes

11th Augt 1861

N. E Mitten Thos. H. Hunt & Co Hamilton & Bros O, V, Thomas T WAnderson Henry W Gray Wm Musselman R A. Bell Wm Bell Jr Jas F Gamble Brannin & Summers J. M. Duncan Z L Huffman W. P. Bartley & Co

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Louisville City Ct $50 } Assault Jno Ferguson

IssdAug 15. 1861

Respite 12 Mo B. M