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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-0001-020-1752 MG23-80

Bourbon County, Kentucky Bourbon County, Kentucky 1862-03-10 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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Jno M Layson respectfully represents to his Excellency the Governor of Ky that on the day April 1861 he was tried in the Bourbon Circuit Court on an indictment for carrying concealed deadly weapons & fined $50 --

That prior to the finding on said indictment his life was threatened by a young man named Edward Current, with a shot gun in hand --

Having necessity to pass near the residence of said Current & having heard of other similar threats by him Your petitioner borrowed a pistol for his own personal protection, from B F Pullen Sheriff of said County & carried it for a short time for the above purpose -- It was for carrying this pistol & upon this occassion that he was indicted & fined -- No person was present when the difficulty occured between Current & himself -- Your petitioner therefore prays Your excellency in view of all the facts to remit said fine --

x John M Layson

Sworn to before me by Jno M Layson this 10 Mr 1862 -- Wm M Samuel P J B C over)

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B F Pullen states that prior to Jno M Laysons being indicted for carrying concealed deadly weapons, he came to him & stated that he had purchased a negro from Matthew Current when he went for the negro, one of Currents sons came out with a gun & run -- him off threatening to shoot -- That as he was compelled to ^go^ returnhome by the road leading by Current's house he wanted to borrow a pistol to protect himself & therefore the undersigned bound him over, which he kept but a few days & then returned --

B. F Pullen

Remitted B. M. Bourbon Cir. Ct $50 } Weapons Jno. M Layson IssdMar 12. 1862

hand to Col Clay -- B. M

I recommend the relief asked for -- B. J. Clay