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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-0001-020-1835 MG23-221

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To the honorable Beriah Magoffin Governor of the Commonwealth of Ky

We the undersigned your petitioner, would repectfully state that at the Spring term Fall term 1861 of the Carroll Circuit court judgment was rendered agst A. J. Guthrie for the sum of three hundred Dollars on a forfeited recognizance. The Bond was taken before an examining court in which the principal Willis Whitaker was held over for passing Counterfeit money. The cercumstances make it doubtful whether upon Conviction trial a conviction would have resulted -- The principal Willis Whitaker is a very young man and now in the service of the Federal army and has not been heard from for some time rendering it probable that he has fallen by desease or otherwise -- A. J. Guthrie is a poor man and not able to pay the judgment without greatly reducing his means of support -- We believe the governs Comwth will be more benefited by realising ^releasing^ the forfeiture than by enforcing it We therefore pray your excellency to remit said forfeiture.

W E Scott H W Pryor A J Guthrie B B Elston John Hogan Smith Wingate E. F Nuttall P. U. Major W. M. Fisher Jim Pryor

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H. W. Bosworth J M Collyer John Dean Moses Spicer M Burett P. O. Turpin J A. Stringfellow W. H. Turpin J. J. Hayden H. H. Turpin R W. Butts M B Turpin H C Threlkeld Thos. J. Vance D W Hayes Carter Yost L O Neal Thomas Hayden Thos. D. Wright W. Com Jno. J. Orr Wm Spicer W S Pryor Jas W. Roberts J. A. Crawford O. Coburn A R. Gaunt J. F. Baker W. S. Brown

Carroll Cir. Ct $300. } Recognizance A. J Guthrie Remission Issd Apr 9. 1862