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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-0001-020-1852 MG23-246 to MG23-247

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To his Excelyency The Governor of Kentucky

The undesigned petitioner would respectfully represent that he was indicted in the Woodford Circuit Court for dealing Farro in two instances -- at the October term just past he was compelled to be in the City of Louisville by important private business -- being under bond to attend said Court he directed his attorney rather than permit his bond to be forfeited to confess judgement in the two cases -- which was done -- he states that he has paid the Commonwealth attorneys part of the fines and hereby petitions the Governor to remit the ballance -- he states that he is a poor man with a large family and it would be oppressive upon to be compelled to pay the remainder --

William Owens

We concur in the prayer of the foregoing petition that the fines imposed may be remitted

Roger W Hanson Chas O Thomas Speed. S. Goodloe Chas Wheatly Thos, W, Bullock Chas. F. Lowry Frank Waters Robt J Breckinridge Jas C Morris Bryan H Allen John C Breckinridge

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Jesse Woodruff Oliver P. Beard John Besore Thos Nichols John G Kiser Dan McEntire John. C. Cochran J. H. Harrison John Cochran Jr P. Thomson O. O. West N S Chiles

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Woodford Cir. Ct

Respite 12 mo B M

2. Judgemnts $500 } Faro Wm Owens Issd "Dec 10. 186 Remission Issd.May ^Apr.^ 4. 1862