<title type="main">Richard Singleton et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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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-0001-020-1354 MG21-287

1861-08-25 Petition English 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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To his Exl B. Magoffin Governor of Kentucky. We the under signed state that we are jurors that tried Jacob Scarborough for killing Robt Aulder, and upon the hearing the evidence we thought we could not clear him but we ask your Exln to pardon him for the balance of his time not served out, August 25th 1861,

Richd Singleton W. C. Derby F B Debord Alen Owens James Thompson Wilson Crown Wm Roberts James M. Crawfort Henry C Brooks T W Reynolds Wm Southard

I E T. Fish clerk Rockcastle circuit court certify that the forgoing eleven subscribed names to the above petition are the names of eleven of the JuyJury who tried & convicted Jacob Scarbrough to the penitentiary at the Feby Term of said court 1861 and that the other Juror is absent from Rockcastle county

Given under my hand 31st day of August 1861

E T, Fish, clerk Rockcastle Circuit Court Ky