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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-0001-020-1626 MG22-282

Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky 1862-01-31 Correspondence 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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Covington Ky Jany 31st 1862 His Excellency Gov Beriah Magoffin. Sir.

You will please find enclosed the Petition of Michael Dailey. I attended to the defense in both courts, and made the enclosed report of the evidence, which is sworn to as correct by Mr Dailey and certified as correct by Mr Harrison who prosecuted in the Examining Court, and by Mr Arther the prosecuting Atty. I know the case is one meriting clemency in an eminent degree. You will see that the two offenses are really

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but one offense -- the fight -- and the weapon was used in that fight. This way of making two offenses may be legal, but it is very oppressive, but you will do what is just without any argument.

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Respectfully Yours Cambron & Fisk per Fisk