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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-0001-020-1640 MG22-300

Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky 1862-01-16 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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HARRODSBURG SAVINGS INSTITUTION, DIRECTORS. A.M. VANARSDALL, B. B. CAMPBELL, JAS. TAYLOR, R. M. DAVIS. A. G. KYLE, PRESIDENT. J. W. CARDWELL, CASHIER.

Harrodsburg, Ky.16th Jany 1862 Gov B. Magoffin Sir

The bearer Charley Petty son of J. A. of this place was taken up & sentenced by the jury to 10 ds. imprisionment in the County jail -- The fact of the case I understand to be about these. Charley & a son of George Morgan got into a quarrell Each of them had a Pistol that they had procured previous to the quarrell for the purpose of shooting Christmas Guns & not with any intention of shooting each other or any one else They still had them in Possession at the time of the quarrell & simultanously without premeditation drew their Pistols & Charley fired, the other snapped & thus the matter ended. -- Charley is very young & thoughtless to go to jail would be mortifying & wounding

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to the feelings of his most excellent Mother. Charley seems penitent and promises that he will not Carry Pistols or Knives any more & will in future avoid difficulty I think he will keep his promise, and I regard his case in view of his youth a suitable one for the exercise of Executive Clemency -- and most respectfully ask for his Case a favorable Consideration.

With Gr Respt Yrs Truly J. W. Cardwell