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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-0001-020-1930 MG23-368

Lincoln County, Kentucky Lincoln County, Kentucky 1862-05-26 Petition English 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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To his Excelency B Magoffin Gov of Ky

yer petitioner Lewis Hark states that on the 18th day of aprile last he was tried before a Jery in this County for a breach of the peace and find $12.00 and cost all amountg to $16.62. ^fir which fifa ^ he stats that he is a very poor man & compelled to labor dayly for asupport and that the difficulty wasthat took place was between him and a man named Allen Haggerd who was entoxicaded and provoked him to strike consequently he was fond guilty of a Breach of the Peace and fined as above stated he thinks under all the circumstances that he ought to be released from said fine and pray that your Exelency will through humanity will grant it

Yer Lewis Hark

State of Kentucky Lincoln County

we the undersigned citizens of this County state the facts stated in the forgoing petition are true & that your petitioner is a fit person for Executive Clemency

Jno. F. Higgins S M Johnston Jery Joshua Curtis E Harp

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State of Ky Lincoln County

Personally appeared before me the undersgn a Justice of the Peace for said county Lewis Hark who made oath that the facts statemnts made in the foregoing petition are true

Given under my hand this 26th day of May 1862

S. E. Higgins J p l c

Please direct to me or F Higgins at Crab Orchard Ky

Lewis Hark

Lincoln J P Ct $12. } Breach Lewis Hark Remission Issd June 9. 1862