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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-0001-020-1952 MG23-400 to MG23-401

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1862-06-25 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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Louisville June 25th 1862 To his Excelency Beriah Magoffin

Your Petitioner would respectfully state that at the May Term of the Louisville Circuit Court he was fined the sum of sixty dollars The true statement of the facts in the case is to wit -- The Commonwealth vs Edward Barnes for an Assault & Battery on Mrs Daugess

Your Petitioner called at the house of Mrs Daugess on buisness and she insulted petitioner without cause or provocation having said nothing to her calculated in the least to arrouse her feaelings against him he did all he could to avoid any difficulty with the women She called him several names that are not identified with his -- character and he pushed her away from him and she fell down In open Court she stated that he struck her which he did not do his mouth was closed so far as Evidence in Court was concerned and could not say to the contrary But he was confined to his room or at least in a condition that he could not be at court on the

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day of trial had no counsel engaged and the case therefore went by default -- Had he been able to have made a defence in the case it would have been differant. Your Petitioner further states that he has not nor never did ^have^ any ill fealing toward the said women But on the contrary he has had the verry best fealing toward her. He further states that he is pore and has to make a living by his daily labor but he is out of Employment and can not pay the said fine of sixty dollars

Wherefore he prays your Exclency after due consideration of the facts in the case will remit the said fine which in the event you do not extend this acts of mercy your Petitioner will have to work it out in the work house, having at this time no money Hoping your Excelency will after due reflection of his case will release him from said fine he says he will as before endevor to conduct himself in a manner of ^a good citizen^ That in no wise will he trouble the time of Court

Respectfully

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We the undersigned citizens of Louisville state that the case of Barnes is worthey of your Exclency's Consideration and ask the the fine of sixty dollars adjudged against him in the Court ask the same to be remitted

O H Strattan clk C C L

Mr Bond did not attend the trial of this case -- The witnesses against him are low prostitutes. Mr Bond has behaved himself well since my acquaintance with him (for several years -- and was recently Elected a night policeman by the General Council. He is poor & if he had attended the Trial, from the statements made to me which I believ the result would have been different,

I respectfully Join with him &

W G Reasor city atto, W R Hydes city H C Russell L J F Sheckler Robt A Hamilton S. D Johnston C. K. Fairfax G. F. Tate J D Stone Jeff Brown.

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Louisville City Court Petition of Edward Bond

$60 } Assault Edwd Bond IssdJuly 22 1862

Remitted B. M