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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-0001-020-1789 MG23-149 to MG23-150

Simpson County, Kentucky Simpson County, Kentucky 1862-04-18 Correspondence 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 "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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Simpson County, Ky -- 18" April 1862. To His Excellency, Govr Beriah Magoffin,

The undersigned, Judge of the Simpson County Court, would respectfully represent that on the day of March last in this County a most foul & aggravated Case of Murder was coperpetrated by one James Moore, on the person of Columbus Perkins, and that the guilty author of the wicked deed has fled from Justice, and is now at large -- Deceased was an Orphan boy, & quite poor & leaves an only Sister, whose pecuniary circumstances are too limited to authorize her to affer a reward -- I therefore respectfully Petition your Excellency to affer a reasonable Reward for the apprehension of Said Moore -- I append herewith a description of (over)

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the Fugitive --.

Very Respectfully Your Petitioner John Hail Judge Simpson County Court --

Description of James Moore. Age 35 years -- Highth 5 feet 10 in. Size 150 lbs -- Complexion, Very Red, black hair -- Cross Eyed, and rather intelligent & Sprightley --

If Govr Magoffin will Notify me when he affers the reward & the amount, I will have some Posters published --

Walter Bush County attorney

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offer $250 reward & infororm thm B M