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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-0001-020-1888 MG23-305 to MG23-306

Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky 1862-05-01 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "3": 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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To his Excellency the Governor of Kentucky, your Petitioners S D Delany and E Y Cowgill will state that at the October Term of the Union Circuit Court 1860, a Presentment was made by the Grand Jury of Union County against John B. Talcott, for a Breach of the peace, Upon which a Bench warrant was awared by the Court, requiring said Talcott to give Bail in the sum of three hundred dollars, and your Petitioners became his sureties for that sum for his appearance at the next term of the Union Circuit, Court

And at the April Term 1861 of said Court, said Bond was taken as forfeited, no other action since that time, has been had in said case,

That Mrs -- Dolley is set down at the foot of the Indictment, as the only witness, on whose information said Indictment was found, and that she did soon after said Indictment was found, leave this State for parts unknown -- and was a woman of bad fame and reputation --

That said Talcott was Marshal of the Town of Morganfield at the time said breach of the peace was alledged to be committed

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And had just arrested Thomas Dolley, the keeper of said -- Dolly under a ^2^ charge^s^ of selling spirits to slaves, which upon the trial was proven

Under all these circumstances, your Petitioners believing said Talcott an honest and upright man went his Bail Surity --

Since that time, said Talcott, has joined the Federal Army and is now in that service, Wherefore we ask to be released as Bail for said Talcott

They further say that Mrs -- Dolly was a woman of doubtful character and her whereabouts is now unknown --

Morganfield Kentucky May 1st 1862 --

S. D. Delany E. Y. Cowgill

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The undersigned members of the Bar & Citizens of Union County know Dr Delany & Cowgill and are satisfied that their statement is true & Join in their petition

D H Hughes J. M Bucknan S U C W. Howell D C John S Geiger clk Union Circuit Court B... C... Hiram McElroy J. A. Spalding Croml Adair Sam C Hughes

Govr Magoffin

I was acting as Atty for the Commh by Pro tem Appt at the time the Bond referred to was taken as forfeited -- I think you ought to release Delany & Cowgill from the Bail Bond

I am Your Friend W G Hughes

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Morganfield Kentucky Union Circuit Court

I John S. Geiger Clerk of the Union Circuit Court, state that the Presentment for Breach of the peace against John B Talcott, has only the name of Mrs -- Dolly set down at the foot of the said Presentment, and the said Mrs -- Dolly has left the Commonwealth for parts unknown, and no judgement has been rendered upon the forfeiture of the Bond named within this the 3d day of May 1862

John J. Geiger clk Union Circuit Court