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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-0001-020-1918 MG23-352 to MG23-353

Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky 1862-05-21 Correspondence 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 "2": Changes to page transcript. 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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Harrodsburg, Kentucky, May 21st 1862 My Dear Friend,

Your letter in reply to mine has come to hand & Ias I am hastened I hasten to reply. A Petition was sent down to you & I suppose in the numerous things, of the same kind ^sent to you^ it has been lost. But I will give you data so that you can act officially.

our post master here as it was directed to so may have sent it to sent it the secraraty of War

In Squire Haynes court on the the24th of August ^1861^ W H Wm Mullen was fined the sum of $5. for a Breach of the Peace.

In the Police Court of the Town of Harrodsburg on the 4it of December 1861 he was fined the sum of $5 & costs.

I became his security for those fines for he was not able to pay them, besides I thought they were unjust. All of

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the facts of the two cases were fully stated in the Peition sent down to you & sworn to by McMullen. I do not know whether you to send you down another petition or not but am advised that a statement such as is made in this letter will be sufficient I am very well satisfied of one thing and is this that you will do everything for me that you can. If you should think that another Petition is necessary answer immediately and I will send it down.

We have no news here except the organization of a new "ShomeGuard" to catch John Morgan. Nathan Stone is one of the officers.

I am very sincerely your friend. John Kane

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Harrodsburg Po Ct Mercer Co J P Ct $5 each } Breach W H McMullen Iss May 28 1862

Issue Commission Remitted B. M.