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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-0001-020-1681 MG22-359 to MG22-360

Spencer County, Kentucky Spencer County, Kentucky 1862-02-17 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": 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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To his Excellency B. Magoffin Gov of Ky

The Undersigned Citizens of Spencer County would respectfully ask your Executive Clemency in behalf of Vincent Shields now Confined in the penitentiary of this State under sentence of the Union Circuit Court.

Your Petitioners have for a long time been acquainted with the Said Vincent he having been a Citizen of the County from his birth up to a few years since. He is also a very old and infirm man the father of a large famely of small children who require the care and attention of some one. We have also heard of the Circumstances with which he was summonded upon his trial as well as a true representation of all the facts in relation to the said charge and all the premises considered as induced to believe that he is an object for Executive Clemency We therefore request that you grant him a pardon February 17" 1862

Names Mark ,E, Hustons Tho. J. Barker D W Blanton J. T. Davis James Davis Names Jonathan Davis Wm Snider Isaac G. Holsclaw Harlson Matthews G. N. Bellman

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I. M. Boswell J C Minor J. Wakefield Wm Taggart John Hughes Timothy F. Califfe Richard Mason U. W. Lee Thos Kirk James Mckinny F S Roberts G L Cheatham A Mattingly Geo Kurtz James L Cox J. B. Murphy Enoch Ceurr J. B. Hopewell J. J. Wood. Henry C Wood J. M. Napir John Black John C. Mattingly James C Wyatt John, M, Lemmons John, H, Grove B H Cheatham E. K. Holsclaw Jas L. Davis Blewford Cooper Jos. B Cox C. J. Sandifer Geo. W Anderson John Foreman Geo, N, Shaw Jacob Morris Joseph Cooper C, B, Stilwell R C McKee John Davis R. P Mcallster Wm M. Kincheloe J S gough W P Clark John ,D, Haddox Wm J Fruax Wm Rogerson Isaac S. Cox H W Kurtz N B Thompson Jas E. Mudd James M Cissell John R mudd Alfred Swope David Swope Geo Swope George Mason Henry Holsclaw Jacob Pittenger Michel Flaherty John K Holsclaw Robbert M Holloway Samuel Snider Thos M Taylor Arthur Burdell John,, W,, Beckham William W Haddox John Haddox Daniel Haddox Riley Becker Elijah Stone William Haddox A, J, Simpson Thomas, Simpson Benjamin Downs Con. Murphy Sidley Downs George Gore Jno. S Howard L M Smiley Colyer Eggers James P Lindle John S. Linderman John R Pruett W. H. Sutherland George Elden N. C. Beckham Jr Samuel Watson J. B. Wootton J A Kendall Cornelius Leary H. C. Mathew Jesse Jones Ben Stilwell William Foreman Major Holloway Jno H. Stidger George B Mills Spear Martin William L Bennett John R. Gregsby S" B. Kerrick William Watson Jack, Van Dyke J. H. Newman B W Stone James C. Wells John Mede Thomas Godfry Daniel Stone J R Elder William G Cooks Edmond Holloway Edmond McKinley Charles B Hay Wm H, Cheatham H A Polley J W Withrow Jno Kenny M. G. Yocum

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Union Circuit Ct Sheild Case Issue pardon B. M.

10 Years= Vincent Shields Pardon IssdFeby 20. 1862.