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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-0001-020-1662 MG22-327

Henry County, Kentucky Henry County, Kentucky 1862-02-24 Petition 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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To the Governor of Kentucky

The undersigned state that Reuben Hudson became the surety of ^with^ one David C Hull on a Bond conditioned for the apperance of DavidWilliam Hull, to answer an indictment for Felony vs him (Hull) in the Mason Circuit Court -- The Bond was forfeited, and failing to make his appearance Hull is now a convict in the Penitentiary of this state. Reuben Hudson the security is a citizen of Henry County Ky and is an excellent young citizen has but little property and to pay the amt of the Bond would result in the sale & sacrifice of his property -- an execution is now in the hands of the= Sheriff of Henry County for the amt viz $300 in favor of the Comwth of Ky with interest from 24th July 1861 & returnable 1st March 1862 said execution is (Fifty No 2) we hope the Judgment may be remitted -- yours

Will S. Pryor

24t Feby 1862

Tho Rodman W E Berryman Robt B Gray Joseph Thomasson David Fitzgerald N, Smith Geo. C. Drane I W Brannin I W Bannan Jno. C. Monfort P J H C C John N. Oliver P. Thomas Clk H C C

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Thomas Brown William Smith C. T. Chilton J. P. Ellis Wm A Perry T. N. Caplinger Robert Cooper Berry Ellis Levin E. Goslee J Valentine W. P. Smith M Murphey S M Bruce E, D, Robertson W W Brown Preston Stark B. F. Coyle D. L. Scott John Roberts H. H. Suddeth

I had a letter in my possession from R. H. Stanton Comm Atty. in which he expressed a desire that the fine Should & also expressed the the opinion that it would be remitted. save an Attys fee & costs

L D Owen S. H. C.