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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-0001-020-1802 MG23-168

Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky 1862-04-28 Correspondence English 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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Paris April 28th 1862 To His Excellency The Govenor of Ky Dear sir:

When I was attorney for the Commonwealth many years ago a negro man named Jourdan was convicted ^in The Scott Court^ for killing a slave belonging to Dr Mr Offutt I believe, It has been so long ago that I cannot remember the proof accurately, but I have a general recollection that the prisoner proved a good general character upon the trial and that there were many mitigating facts proven in -- his defence. And I learn that the judge who presided at the trial and the jury have petitioned for his pardon upon certain terms.

I cheerfully join in the petition for his pardon --

Yours Respectfully R. H. Hanson