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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-0001-020-1682 MG22-361

Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky 1862-02-07 Correspondence English 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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Morganfield Union County Kentucky February the 7th 1862 Govenor Magoffin

I was shown a petition addressed to your Excelency praying the repreave of Vincent Shields a Convict in the Kentucky penitentiary from this County Convicted under a charge of killing his wife -- the petition Sets forth the substance of the evidence given on the trial. I was requested to sign said petition, which I could not do, Because I did not heare the trial & of course could not certify what was the testimony On the trial -- though I have no doubt it is Correctly set forth, by the draftsman of the same who would not make a statement to deceive any person, & I know he was present & heard every thing that was deposed -- I will say this in behalf of Shields petition, after his trial & conviction, I heard a general public opinion expressed, that the testimony did not warrant the conviction, I think a majority of persons who talked about the case so expressed themselves.

Shields Stood fare in this Community before this occurance happened, he is connected with a clever family in this County & Spencer, he is an old man & cannot live out his time in the Penitentiary -- and I believe his case is worthy of executive Clemency

Yours respectfully Hiram McElroy