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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-0001-020-1949 MG23-396

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To his Excellency B Magoffin Governor of of the state of Kentucky

Your petitioners would respectfully state that James Viel was fined in Garrett Watts' cCurt a Magistrate for Fayette County in Athens, for an affray with one Robt Barcer in the sum of $10 -- and costs.

They state that they are well acquainted with said James Viel and as citizens of Athens they think the fine inflicted was vindictive and unjust and should be remitted by your Excellency --

B. F. Graves F T McCallie George Graves James W. Gess D. D. Oldham Alonzo Davis Jno C Hansbro Levi T Rodes R. S. Bullock R C Rogers J E Rogers

To your Excellency I would say that for the last fifteen years I have been prosecutor for the commonwealth in this place. I would most respectfully, ask you to remit this, as it the first, I have asked you to remit.

John E Parker

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Fayette J. P. Ct $10 } Breach Jas Viel

Remitted B. M

IssdFeby 28 1862