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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-0001-020-1905 MG23-332

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To his Excellency Beriah Magoffin Gov. Ky.

We would respectfully represent to your Excellency that on the 24th day of March 1860 the Grand Jury of Madison County Indicted George Stafford for carrying concealed weapons and also for unlawful gaming. William Tillet appeared with Stafford and entered as bail for him in the sum of one hundred Dollars in each case. At the term of the Madison Circuit ^Court^ Stafford failed to appear to answer to the Indictment and both bonds were forfeited. At the last March term of the Madison Circuit Court Mr Tillet filed Affidavits and letters showing that he had used every effort to have Stafford arrested and brought back he having gone to some distant county in the State Grant perhaps. the same papers go to show that since the forfeiture Stafford has departed this life. We have no hesitation in recommending Mr. Tillet to executive clemency and earnestly ask your Excellency to remit the forfeitures except fees and costs. He is a very honest poor man

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with scarcely any means or property. He is in every respect so far as we know or have heard a very worthy good citizen and we ask your Excellecy to releive him from a great hardship.

G. E. Billingsley Tho H Barnes Jas B. McCreary

S. Turner

Winchester Ky May 5 1862 Gov Magoffin

Dr Sir, The facts are correctly set out on the foregoing Petition, except that Judgt was rendered on the forfeitures. I concur in the prayer of the petition.

Respectfully W. T. Lowrey atty for com'th

The Gov. will be kind enough to send the Remittance the the Cerk Madison Circuit Court should he grant it.

Remitted B. M.

Madison Cir Ct $100 } For. Wm Tillet Iss May 13. 1862