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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-0001-020-1760 MG23-93

Kenton County, Kentucky Kenton County, Kentucky Petition English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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To his excellency Gov Magoffin

The undersigned petitioners respectfully represent that Jospeh Schwartz was at the present March Term ^on the Kenton Circuit Court^ convicted of stealing a pocket book & containing $2000 and sentenced to oneyear confinement in the Penitentiary the said Joseph is a youth of 14 or 15 years the son a a very worthy German Citizen of Covington Ky And we feel Confident is such a case as demands and fully justifies Executive interference The jury who Convicted him are very desirious for his pardon & respectfully ask your Excellency to grant him immediate pardon & your Petitioners will ever pray &c

Wm N Wood S, H, Hood John P Noonan S H Cambron M. J. Dudley D. Moon J. M. Casey John, P. Harrison R. M. Carlis A. G. C M Moore J. O'Hara Jr W. S. Ellis Jno E Hamilton S C Perrin V. T. Chambers J. S. Scott James K Daket

I did not hear the evidence, but the prisoner is a mere child in appearance; and as he proposes to leave the state, I think it would be well to pardon him J. G. Carlisle

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Issue Pardon

B. M

Kenton Cir. Ct Jos. Schwartz 1 yr. Penty

Issd Mar. 15. 1862