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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-0001-020-1955 MG23-405

Vanceburg, Lewis County, Kentucky Vanceburg, Lewis County, Kentucky 1862-06-18 Petition English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Vanceburg Lewis County Ky June 18th 1862 To His Excellency B Magoffin Gov of Ky

The under signed petitioner has been find the sum of seven dollars and fifty cents by the Lewis circuit court for failing to fix a Bridge on an unfrequented Road in the winter season your petitioner states that he did not willfuly neglect said Road but that he warnd the hands on 9 different times to work on said Road and that it Rained a most Every time and that the Back water from the ohio River took a way said unfinished Bridge twice in the time and that said Bridge was finished as soon as it Could be at that time of the year all of which facts I could of proven to the court but the unexpected Confinement of my wife on the day set for trial prevented me from attending Court your petitioner states that he is unable to pay said fine wherefore he prays that your Excellency will Remit it

Z. W. Heath

We the under sign'd hands on said Road do hearby certify that the above statements are true

Thomas Harthorn Washington Hills Wash Johnson Thomas pell Charles Penigton James Johnson John Dixon James Swinegin

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Lewis Cir Ct $750 } Mis. Z. W. Heath IssdJuly 22 1862

Remitted B. M.