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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-0001-020-1595 MG22-240 to MG22-241

Garrard County, Kentucky James Dudlerton (farmer, garrard county) N00004630 1837? Categories: People

Garrard County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Farmer in Garrard County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: Lewis Gabbert (Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Garrard County, p. 97. Lewis Gabbert (Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer) N00004631 1822? Categories: People

Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Elijah Gabbert, Sarah J. Gabbert, Turner Gabbert, Elizabeth Gabbert, James Gabbert, and Benjamin Gabbert. Owned one enslaved person in Mercer County in 1850. Farmer in Mercer County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Mercer, District 2. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Mercer, District 2, p. 9. [Unknown] Hale (Garrard County, Kentucky, esq - attorney or magistrate) N00008617 Categories: People

Mentioned in an affidavit by John Murphy in Garrard County, Kentucky, on December 19, 1861.

KYR-0001-020-1595. John Murphy (Garrard County, Kentucky, farmer) N00004224 1827? Categories: People

Garrard County, Kentucky, farmer. Garrard County native. Married to Mary J. Hardin Murphy in Garrard County on August 28, 1856. Father of Selectay Murphy, B. F. Murphy, Diannah Murphy, Sandusky Murphy, E. Murphy, and Zorilda Murphy. Farmer in Garrard County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: James Dudlerton (farmer, garrard county)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Garrard County, p. 138. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Roll #994035, Garrard County Marriages, p. unknown. William Turner (Garrard County, Kentucky, farmer) N00004185 1811 1873 Categories: People

Garrard County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Rolinda Turner. Father of Joseph P. Turner, John W. Turner, Malinda Turner, Elijah Turner, William Turner, and Mary A. Turner. Farmer in Garrard County in 1860.

Relationships Legal: James Dudlerton (farmer, garrard county)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Garrard County, p. 17. Find A Grave, "William Turner (1811-1873)," Memorial #42516800, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42516800 (accessed May 8, 2018). Joseph H. Totten (Garrard County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace.) N00004632 1791-02-06 1870-01-09 Categories: People

Garrard County, Kentucky, farmer and justice of the peace. Tennessee native. Married to Nancy Davis Totten in October 1810. Father of Nancy E. Totten, and Will M. Totten. Farmer in Garrard County in 1850. Owned five enslaved persons in Garrard County in 1850. Farmer in Garrard County in 1860. Owned four enslaved persons in Garrard County in 1860. Justice of the peace in Garrard County in 1861.

Relationships Legal: James Dudlerton (farmer, garrard county)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Garrard County, Division 1, p. 255A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Garrard County, Division 1, p. 60. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Garrard County, p. 773. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Garrard County, p. 35A. Federal Mortality Census Schedules, 1850-1880, and Related Indexes, 1850-1880, NARA Microfilm Publication, T655, Record Group Number 15, p. 462. "Joseph Hicks Totten (1791-18704)," Find A Grave, Memorial #85651259, accessed November 4, 2021, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85651259. Kentucky Marriage Records, 1783-1965, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Garrard County Marriages, 1797-1861, Film #000183256, p. 93. KYR-0001-020-1595. [Unknown] Watson (Garrard County, Kentucky, resident) N00008618 Categories: People

Signed a statement in an affidavit by John Murphy in Garrard County, Kentucky, on December 19, 1861.

KYR-0001-020-1595. Garrard County, Kentucky P001011 Categories: Places

County in central Kentucky. Seat at Lancaster. Located on the Kentucky River.

37.6195, -84.578 "Garrard County" in The Encyclopedia of Kentucky, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2002), 488-89. USGS: Earth Explorer, "Garrard County, Kentucky" https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on April 13, 2020). Harrodsburg, Kentucky P00000555 Categories: Places

Seat of Mercer County, Kentucky.

37.7623, -84.8433 "Harrodsburg, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed July 9, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Ron D. Bryant, “Mercer County,” in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 627. Commonwealth of Kentucky O001025 1792 Categories: Organizations

Administrative body of the state of Kentucky. Capital at Frankfort, Kentucky. Governor(s): Beriah Magoffin (1859-1862), James F. Robinson (1862-1863), and Thomas E. Bramlette (1863-1867).

Paul Blanchard, "Office of Governor" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 380. Malcolm E. Jewell, "General Assembly" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 366. Paul J. Weber, "Court System" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 233. Mercer Circuit Court O00000424 Categories: Organizations

Located in the 5th Judicial District of Kentucky. Judge(s): George Kavanaugh and John E. Newman. Commonwealth’s Attorney(s): Andy Barnett and L. H. Noble. Clerk(s): Benjamin C. Allin and Richard Board.

Relationships Legal: John Murphy (Garrard County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Richard Board (Mercer County KY Circuit Court Clerk) Legal: John Glover Kyle (Mercer County, Kentucky, attorney, judge, & col Mercer Co militia) Legal: Martin B. Debaun (Mercer County, Kentucky, hotel keeper and soldier.) Legal: John W. Debaun (Mercer County, Kentucky, resident) Legal: Thomas Jenkins (Duncansville, Kentucky, resident) Legal: John Bishop (Duncansville, Kentucky, resident) Legal: Anthony Smith (Cornishville, Kentucky, resident) Legal: Leticia Gray (Mercer County) Legal: John Patterson (Mercer County, KY, resident) Legal: Moses D. Hall (Harrodsburg, Kentucky, grocer) Legal: William Daviess (Harrodsburg, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Robert P. McGrath (Mercer County Merchant) Legal: Sidney S. McFatridge (Mercer County, KY, farmer & sheriff) Legal: John "Isaac" C. Vanarsdall (Mercer County, Kentucky, sheriff. ) Legal: William Payne (Mercer County, merchant and farmer) Legal: George W. Tompkins (Mercer County, sheriff) Legal: Benjamin Casey Allin (Mercer County, Kentucky, circuit clerk) Legal: O. S. Poston (Mercer County, Kentucky, attorney) Legal: Nimrod Harris (Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Thomas H. Buckner (Mercer County, KY, planter) Legal: John W. Cardwell (Mercer County, Kentucky, bank cashier and merchant) Legal: Thomas Allin (Mercer County, county clerk) Legal: Philip Burton Thompson, Sr. (KY prov govt, attorney ) Legal: Theodore H. Daviess (Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Charles Westerfield (Mercer County, Kentucky, laborer and farmer) Legal: J. Harvey Vanderipe (Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer and grocer) Legal: Charles Catlett (Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Holman R. Crow (Jessamine County, Kentucky, carpenter and livery keeper) Legal: Milton Crow (Grundy County, Missouri, saddler) Legal: Eli Crow (Jessamine County, Kentucky, farmer and merchant) Legal: Elison H. Carter (Mercer County, KY, blacksmith and private 9th KY Cav USA)

“Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1861,” in 1862 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1 (Frankfort, Ky.: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1862), 303-08. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1862,” in 1863 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 24 (Frankfort, Ky.: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1863), 298-306. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1863,” in 1864 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 10 (Frankfort, Ky.: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1864), 301-06. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1864,” in 1865 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1 (Frankfort, Ky.: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1865), 9-12. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1865,” in 1865/66 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1 (Frankfort, Ky.: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1866), 9-12. “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1866,” in 1866 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1 (Frankfort, Ky.: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), 347-50. Garrard County, Kentucky 1861-12-19 Legal/Financial English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 2 of page "1": 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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State of Kentucky Garrard County

The affient states that he was at the mercer circuit courtbefore James Dudleston was convicted for stabing Lewis Gabbert in a fight and that before said Gabbert was sworn as a witness in the case for the comonwelth he Gabbert offered to compromise the case through esq Hale and that he John Murphy refered Wm Turnerto the sad hale

John Murphy

Garrard County

this day came before me John Murphy and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit given inder my hand as a Justise of the Peace this 19d December 1861 in Garrard County

J,, H,,Totten J. P. G. C. this 19th of Decmber 1861

William Turner also appeard before me and made oath to the following facts that before the trail of James Dudleston in the mercer circuit court on a charge of stabing Lewis Gabbert the said Turner being refered thto the said Hail by John Murphy and that he the said hale said that Gabbert would take Twelve hundred Dollars and compromise the case and take the case and Duddleston was not able to pay that amount

William Turner Turn over

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Garrard County

this day came William Turner also before me and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit Given under my hand this 19d of December 1861 as a Justise of the peace for Garrard County This 19th day of Decmber 1861

J,, H,,TottenJ. P. G. C.

I state that a few days ago I asked Lewis Gabbart, to sign the Patetin for the release of Duddleson, he gave me to understand that he would do so -- and said he would call when he came to Harrosburg & sign it, He came shortly afterwards, & said to me he would sign it if Duddleson would pay him Two Hundred Dollars I told him Duddleson was not able to pay any thing. & there the matter ended between us, Watson Jany 2--1862,