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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-0001-020-1783 MG23-140

Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky 1860-10-04 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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Crab Orchard Lincoln Conty Ky To his excellency the Gov of the State of Ky

Your petitioner Henry. E. Ousley would respectfully state that on or about the 14th day of July last one James. Perkins (who is a Minor) was arrested in this place for carrying Concealed deadly weapons and tried before two Justices of the Peace ^S E Higgins & J E Caston^ and fined fifty Dollars he states further that Perkins was about to be sent to Jail and your petitioner through sympathy for the Boy Replevid the sum. the wards, Guardian refuses to pay the same and your petitoner will be compelled to pay it if he is not released by your Excelly he states also that the said Perkins heretofore as far ^as^ he knows or bleivs had ben a quiet and peaceable boy wherfore he prays the interfence of Excutive Clemnecy in his behalf & he will ever pray &c

Oct 4th 1860

The Judgment is in the office of S E Higgins a Justice of the Peace at Crab Orchard

H E Owsley

Sworn to before me this 4th day of Oct 1860

S. E. Higgins J L C

We the undersigned citizens of Lincoln County Knowing the above statements of the petitioner to be true would respectfully recommend him as a suitable person for Excutive Clemency

John F Higgins

H. M. Frittz J N, Beddow Robert Stuart M Buchanan Samuel Johnston S. E. Higgins J E Carson Polias Judge L C E Donnelly

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Lincoln J P $50 } Concealed Weapons Jas Perkins

IssdOcto 16 1860 Remission IssdApr 24. 1862

Respite 190 Mos B M