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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-0001-020-1913 MG23-342 to MG23-343

Owenton, Owen County, Kentucky Owenton, Owen County, Kentucky 1862-05-05 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Owenton May 5 -- 1862 To his Excellency Gov Magoffin --

The undersigned your petitioner states that he has been prosecuted in the Owen circuit court as he believes out of malice for a breach of the peace, and to save expense & further trouble in in his procuring witnesses to defend; the Commonwealth not being ready to try -- he has confessed judgment ^at the present term of the court^ relying upon the mercy of the Governor to remit the Judgment rendered (one hundred dollars) except the costs; which he asks may be remitted -- & further he will ever pray --

R T Johnson

The undersigned respectfully state that they believe the case presented above for the Exercise of Executive Clemency, is worthy the consideration of his excellency the Governor and believe as an act of Justice the judgment should be remitted except the costs, --

E F Nuttall W H Sandford J B Mordoff Ben F Sidebottom Sheriff Owen Tho. A Frank clk C. P. Green B Major E, F, Burns J. S. Witt J S Hill William Scruggs John Schorler Benj Yancey M. D. Ransdell H Giles

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Petition of R. T. Johnson to the Governor --

Pleasant Home

Remitted B. M.

Owen Cir Ct $100. } Breach IssdMay 19. 1862