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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-0001-020-1830 MG23-215 to MG23-216

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His Excellency Beriah Magoffin Governor of the State of Kentucky:

Your petitioner, Wiliiam C May of the city of Lexington and State of Kentucky would represent to his Excellency that at night about the 1st March 1862 your petitioner was on his road home when by some unknown hand he was struck and knocked down -- Your petitioner gave the alarm when a night watchman came to his assistance and perceiving a knife upon the person of your petitioner the watchman reported him for carrying concealed weapons & Your petitioner, not wishing to make a defence in which the proof of an attempted assasination woud lead to further difficulty and probably the death of your petitioner and he confessed judgment for $5000, and paid $2400 cost and obtained permission of the court to appeal to his Excellency for relief Your petitioner hopes that His Excellency will interpose in his behalf

W. C May

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The undersigned trust that his Excellency will interpose his Clemency in behalf of the within petition

Parker Craig James A. Grimstead C D Carr W. E. Fox W. M. Yates J T. Frazer R M Jones John W Bodley F. McLean Thos G Randall N C Hart M. C. Foushee J. S. Hoagland C S Randall J E Cromwell Jno C Young B H Allen Speed S. Goodloe City Atty -- Thos D Carr B C, Wood B F Graves John Chishom J P Innis J. B. Norton R,, Pindell Chs Wheatly Chas B Thomas L H Randall William Headley H. M. Skillman J M Bruce

This is to certify to your Honor that the petitioner to your had his life threatened in my presence previous to his carrying the Concealed weapon for which he was fined

George Frazer

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Lexington City Ct $50. } Weapons Remitted

Apl 4th 1862 B M W. C. May