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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-0001-020-1927 MG23-364 to MG23-365

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To his Excelency Beriah Magoffin Govr of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Your petitioners residing in the vicinity of David Douglass recently convicted of man slaughter in the Mason Circuit Court respectfully solicit to pardon him. Deeming it a case, fit and proper for executive clemency: knowing as they do that he has ever heretofore conducted himself, as peacible, harmless and inoffensive.

Wm T Cole J James Anderson Thomas Andrews Marcus L Cracraft Dawson B Cracraft Thomas B. Cracraft Cain Watson Isaac N Watson S C Watson H T Trigg W. B. Owens J W Prather Sayal Cracraft John. W. Prather Alex Watson Wm R Browning Alex Thaxton James Lowell Hiram Rigdon Wm F Chansler James Murphy Alfred Teuel Squire A Teuel William Teuel Singleton Clark Milton Kirk george watson J. W. Middleton John B Allison George L Kirk Daniel B Griffith Asa Cracraft John Wanscamp Wilfred Ball Willis Ballenger Saml. P. Combess Perry Jefferson

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James, D, Bratton Perry Watson I. T. Leach Simon Riley W S Fortes Joshua Harber Luther Bratton Samuel Mulican Wm Wiggins Charles Bland James Cole Thomas Prather John Cole Jr William Poe Ross Prather Joseph Jefferson James S Trigg William.. Paul Eli Steven Cunningham Holaday Emanuel Matills Isaac Middleton John H Carlton J Middleton Wm H Murphy John H Adamson Timothy Ryan William Bland John Cosgiff Richard Thackston Wm P. Ray D. S. Dugan A Eats William T Dye Thos Dye Tho's Robbins George M. J -- Collins John Piles James. H. Lawlys Thomas Griffith A. D. Ball Washington Prather

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Mason Cir Ct

Issue Pardon B. M.

D. Douglass "Manslaughter" 2yrs. Penty IssdMay. 7th 1862