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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-0001-020-1774 MG23-107 to MG23-108

Bracken County, Kentucky Bracken County, Kentucky 1862-03-05 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 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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Bracken County March 5th/62. To his Excellency The Governor of Kentucky

Your petitioners citizens of said County of Bracken would most respectfully represent to your Excellency -- That at the present MarFebruay Term of the Bracken Circuit Court -- An Indictment was found against Johnson Mains charged with horse stealing -- and upon the trial of said case admited the fact that he had taken the horse from a neighbor without his permission for the purpose of paying a visit to his Brother who was in camp & a volunteer in Col Marshal Regiment distance about twenty miles -- said Johnson stated on said trial he had no intention of stealing the horse but intended returning the following day with him -- he did go to camp & left the horse in the Livery stable in Maysville Said Mains is quite a young man, of Respectable parentage and your petitioners are satisfied that should he be restored to Society as He would so deport himself -- that he would wipe out the stain of intentionally stealing -- and from that it was but a mere indiscretion that is not infrequently indulged in by neighbors -- we therefore respectfully ask that your Excellny will pardon him

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W. C. Marshall W I Fleming John S Kirk John W, Croswell P, S, Blades Wm Adams V Weldin P Dillz J. T. McKibben L Stroube A McKibben Jos. Weldon, Sr. W. A. Doniphan. T. R. Vandike R. T. Weldin J. W. Jones A J Jones B. H. Rankins Charles Barr W. P. Rankins A. W. Polleck W. S. McKibben M, Sells Wm McK Sells Edward Case P. H. Rudd H. McCollum Thomas Ingles. George Oneal David W Thomas Y T Hamilton Wm Woodruff Jurymens Names J B Brooks John Schoorfield W. W. Williams J C Hamilton George Hamilton W Eli Watson J. M. Perkins B, C, Clayton Henry. E. Ware G. P. Freese David Wood Jun C. H. Sea John Redden J W Poe A. A. Hamilton J S. Whisner Wm W. Whalin R. Geagan J. B. Clarke Wm C Rice Milton Tevis C. F. Tallan

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Mchal Pferrer Lewis Thomas Henry E. Thomas Sr. John W. Bouman Harrison Loudenback J W, Crum, Elijah Reese Jos Best William S. Wiley Cassom Black L.. W.. C black Stouton Clark William ,P, Horton William West John M Clark Wilford Taylor John M. Wood B. P. Blades Y. Y. Watson Robt C. C. Clayton J. R. Sellers John Schoolfield John. W. Frank W. M. Best Richd J. Hughes, J N Furber Ben G Willis Wm Williams John H. Smarr Guy Norris N. P. Flores D. R. Linwill Wm Marshall M L. F. Powell Ebert Hunter S W Norten H, A, Day Jas, M, Mitchell John, Sellers Samuel Frank Thorton Hamilton H, C, Frank H, P, McMahan Wm D. Ratcliffe J. H. Murray Jr D, W, Madison DS Kendall John Barker James T Jenkins Henry Frank Wm Hamilton Samuel Hamilton James Morton B. F. Moore P B Boughner John Snodgrass L F Hancaster James M. Holton Joseph McParce

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W. E. Arthur, Atty Com'th W, H, Smitson S. P. Martin Wm J. Boughner, W, E,, Clayton Thos M Grange William Watson Chas L Holton Henry Anderson

Johnson Main's Case Penty Bracken --

Issue pardon B. M.

Bracken Cir. Ct IssdAug 16. 1862