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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-0001-020-1951 MG23-398 to MG23-399

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To His Excellency The Governor of Kentucky --

Your petitioner Henry C. Galespie states that he was arrested and tried in Febry 1862 on a charge of assaulting Milton Sterling in his house and without any positive evidence was convicted before John Bosley Esq a justice of the peace of Washington County, of a breach of the peace and adjudged to pay a fine of $30 and costs and undergo a term of confinement in Jail of 15 days He was not guilty of the charge -- Not having committed at the time, he did not appeal from the finding and shortly afterwards enlisted in the U S volunteer Services which caused his absence until recently when he returned on account of sickness and was arrested and confined in Jail about the 4th of this month under said judgement and now remains in jail -- He is a very poor young man and has a family and being wrongfully imprisoned and now without the means of appeal as he is advised he prays Your Excellency to remit said judgment and release him from Jail --

Henry C Gillespie

Sworn to before me by H C Gillespie June 11 1862

Jas. P. Barbour clk

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We concur in the prayer of the foregoing petition June 11 1862

M R Hardin C W Gentry Henry C Allin Wm McFatridge

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Near Mackville Jan 12th 1862 To Governor Maggoffin Dear Sir

Owing to my not having sufficient time before the mail closes I have but few signatures to this petition. but what they lack in number. I think they make up in quality; Doctor Allen and Mr. Mcfatridge were both raised near your old residence. The other two I presume you know by character which is of the most respectable class in the hope that it may suit your Excellencys view of justice, to grant the annexed petition of my unfortunate son

I subscribe myself your old Friend Jas. E Gillespie

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Washington J. P. $30 15 day imprisonmet H. C Gillespie IssdJuly 22. 1862

Remitted B. M