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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-0001-020-1683 MG22-362 to MG22-363

Taylorsville, Spencer County, Kentucky Taylorsville, Spencer County, Kentucky 1862-02-18 Petition 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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Taylorsville Ky Febry 18th/62 Gov B. Magoffin

Mr Shields will present you a petition from this County signed as well by us as sundry other Citizens of the County whose signatures to the same we believe to be genuine. We are of Opinion that the pardon of Vincent Shields would meet with the hearty approbation of all of our Citizens and We would here repeat the prayer of the petition by again asking you to pardon him.

Jonn Davis Mearke E Huston Tho. J. Barker R G McKee Jno. S Howard Jno B. Wootton A W. Thomas