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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-0001-020-1748 MG23-72 to MG23-73

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To His Exellency the Govenor of Kentuky. This Petition prays your Executive clemency against a judgment rendered against me your petitioner, in the City Court of Frankfort Ky

The Complaint being as follows

That I having a loaded Gun on my premises, did fire off the same on the Sabbath and also did on the night following fire off a Pistol, which being done on my own premises I did not know I was doing ought against the City laws, I having spoken to my Neighbor (the Complainant) that I was going to do so.

Therefore, being in ignorance of the law and believing

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that the complainant (who is my tenant) was actuated by Selfish motives. I pray your clemency, on this, most injust Judgement, as do also the following gentlemen, they believing that the foregoing petition is nothing more than should be allowed me in Justice

John Dugan

Samuel,, South E. Burns H, R, Powell M. Fakey James Pierson L W Winter John Callaghan John Bolger Sr A. Kahn. Greenup & Alley Jas P. OHara James FitzGerald Henry Whittingham P. Joyce Jos Layton John OConnell

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R A Brawning J, N, Butler B. F. Johnson

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Frankfort Po. Ct $12. } Misr Jno. Dugan

Remitted B. M

Total$15.50fine12.00Costs3.50

Iss Mar 26. 1862