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 November 12, 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-0001-020-1376 MG21-313

New Castle, Henry County, Kentucky New Castle, Henry County, Kentucky 1861-09-12 Petition English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. 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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To his excellency Beriah Magoffin Govr. of the Comth of Ky

Your petitioners state that at the Sept Term 1861 of the Henry Circuit Court Jacob Sagresy was fined Forty Dollars for Keeping a Tippling House in the County of Henry=

We say to your honor that he is an honest man disabled from labor by a chronic disease which renders him almost helpless. he has a large family of small Children. And scarcely any means at all to obtain for them, a support-

For the reasons above stated, And in view of the general pecuniary embarassment of the Country We cheerfully ask your honor to interpose Your executive power. and remit the fine

New Castle Ky. Sept. 12th 1861 --

M. B. Pearce W D OWEN Shriff B Allen D. S. H. C W. J. Thomas D. Clerk J. M. Jones Jailor H. C J. S. Drane E P Thomas W D Clerk E. P. Thomas Clerk H. C

P U Major Esqr. Dear Sir

Will you oblige me by delivering this petition if consistent with your feelings. A word of favor I know will be kindly remembered by Mr. Sagresy-

Truly Yors M B Pearce

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Henry Cir. Ct

Respite 12 Mo B, M

$40 } Tipling Jacob Sagresy

IssdApr 24. 1862