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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-0001-020-1707 MG23-10 to MG23-11

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1862-03-25 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 "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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 his Excelency Beriah Maggoffin Govenor of the State of Kentucky.

We your petitioners M Hoffstadt and Lewis Block state that on the last term of the city court they were Indicted and Tried before the Grand Jury and were find for an assualt which they committed upon a Mr S Wiel This said Wiel is a very Insulting man and one of the meanest men in this city The said S. Weil Insulted the said M Hoffstadt & Lewis Block. and M Hoffstadt Slapped said Weil upon which Said Weil had Both M Hoffstadt & Lewis Block Indicted They further state that they are very poor men and are not able to pay the fine and therefore must go the workhouse and leave their families in want of Everything that nature needs. The said M Hoffstadt has a very large family and by all his labor and toil he gets enought to support them The said Lewis Block has a wife and child to support -- and they further state It is impossible for them to pay your humble Petitioners pray that the find may be remitted and By your Excelence and That they will commit no more offences againts the Commonwealthe of Kentucke

Louisville Mch 25 1862 your Humble Servants M Lieber Atty. Mathias. Hoffstadt Lewis Block

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We the Undersigned unite and pray that the fine may be remitted by your Excellency.

We the undersigned neighbors to petitioners know them well & respectfully Join with them a ask for a remission of the fine.

Leo Lyons. S Griff S Harris C Best J P Lester Wm E Lester William Austin L. Nahm A. Dunklefiel Dr J Mcfraley

The man Weihl upon whom the assualt was committed is a quarelsome & troublesome man. I think it would be well to remit the fine -- at least a portion of it

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T. G. Besan,con J. Wells J. Peter Zink James Fisher William Zink S W Phillips T. C. W G Reasor W R Hydes Geo. W. Johnston John M Boggs J. W. Wm. G. Weinrick Th. Hollenkamp.

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Respite 12 mo B. M Louisville City ct $25 each } Assualt M Hoffstadt L. Block

IssdApr 24. 1862