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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-0001-020-1696 MG22-385

Rowan County, Kentucky Rowan County, Kentucky 1862-02-25 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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Feb 25th 1862 To his Excelency B. Magoffin Gov of Ky.

Your Petitioners would most respectfully represent to your excellency that at the present to term of the Rowan Court Circuit Court I was fined ten dollars for an assault on Jerry Ham the offence was commited under circumstances of great aggreavation and I ask the interposition of Executive clemency for the remission of said fine, and your petitioner will be ever grateful

Morgan McClorg

We the undersigned believe the petition of Morgan McClorg is a case that justly demands the pardoning power, we therefore pray your excelency to interpose in his behalf

J. H. Steele J S. Davis E H. Logan M E J. C Rattliff Daniel M Day C, A, Ward Dixon Clack J B. Zimmerman H M Logan Aaron Croztt W A Farish W S Black

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John Hayes cty atty H, C, Davis W, P, Farand D Caudill P B. McIntire C. W. Richards G W Richards John W Richards Jas M Brain John Myers James Robinson John Brain Richard Cartright

Rowan Cir. Ct $10. } assault Morgan McClorg Remission Issd Mar 9. 1862