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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-0001-020-1370 MG21-306 to MG21-307

Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky 1861-09-30 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Covington Ky Sept 30th 1861

To the Governor of Ky Your Petitioners who were on the Jury that sentanced Mariah Femcond to the penetientary for one year ask and humbly solicit your honor to Grant her a repreive ^pardon^ as we believe she committed the offence she was charged with without any intention to wrong any one as she was Excited by small as she confessed before us She is pregnant and her husband has left her and gone to the Army,

In compliance your petitioners will Ever pray &c

Names of Petitioners Jury men who tried the case

J. Sellers W, A, Moxley Hiram Bond David Harris F. Herrmann F. Dresmann N Mahan Jos Hawlin John A Darnell Wm Lang Obed Meek Lewis Collins

W. E. Arthur, Atty Comlth- The above are the names of the Jurors who tried the case-

W, E A,

I concur with the above statement

S. C Perrin over

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Will Govenor B Magoffin if he can concienciously please attend to the within forthwith and oblige

S C Perrin

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Kenton Cir. Ct Mariah Femcourt Feliny 1 yr. Penty Pardon Issd SepOcto. 1. 1861