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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-0001-020-1967 MG23-419 to MG23-420

Caldwell County, Kentucky Caldwell County, Kentucky 1862-06-20 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 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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Wm Armstrong

To His excellency, The Honorable, Beriah Magoffin Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, your Petitioners would most respectfully State, that William Dudley was during the present term of the Court, found guilty upon an Indictment, for Keeping a Tippling House and a Fine was, assessed against Him for that offense, for Sixty dollars and We being personally acquainted with the Said William Dudley, would State that He is a man with one leg only, and the other Seriously afflicted rendering Him almost entirely Helpless, and, He being, hard pressed to procure a Living. HWe therefore, pray your Excellency to remit Said Fine feeling that in so doing the Ends of Justice would be, fully, attained, We State, that Said Dudley, is a Man wholly without Means or Property.

From information & from Mr Dudley condition his case appeals str strongly to Executive Clemency 20 June 1862

Tho C Dabney E,, P,, Campbell G. W Barbour James S. Lowry J. C. Barnes J R Hewlett

William Dudley says on oath that he is wholly without money or property and is deeply afflicted and has but one leg & the other diseased

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and is now a subject of the Poor House

W M Dudley

Subscribed and sworn to before this June 20th 1862

James Cook A S Lamb J. M. Ervin John. W. Woodruff Joshua. B. Stallins Wm Alen J J Withersoon Baley Baker John R Nichols Wright Nichols Jr. E N Owen Stephen Barns J N Turner C, T, Dabney C A M Goodwin E P Watkins Clk. William C Lander W W Campbell A Reynolds W W Williams att B J Gray D C. J M Harper A C C L Pepper J. W. Pickney Will. H. Miller 5 F. W. Darby J. L Glover R. L. Wilson J, C, Pasteur R H J Davidge 5 John J McLin N. B. Ratliff Wm Carter W. Clayton J N Garrett 5 B. N. Davison P Conway H. Mason A M Ford Newman Estes 5 W. R. Gray W. W. Carter D, Leech Isaac young W S Talbott 5 E. H. Daniel E R Farrow J, P, Gracey B Ford M Dudley 5 Jas A Johnson A. J. Hart

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J. C. Wm H Edwards W H Calvert 5 W. H. Rent T. L. McMary James S Wylie Whitmill Stalins L. L. Egbert 5 John T Carter Caswell Davis J M Egbert James H Witherspoon Joshua 5 W J EgBert W C EgBert G W Carter W. W. Boyd S. littlefield Jr 56 Comely Egbert N. W. Egbert J A Evans John Stalling 60 W. H. Davis Lewis Carter H Woodruff D. C. young D McGriger John McGriger J R farless Levin Nichols 68 W Fortalling John M Goodaker G. S. Dillingham Y W Dillingham

Remitted B. M

Caldwell Cir Ct $60 } Tipling Wm Dudley IssdJuly 2d 1862

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G W Barnes C. Stallions Wm Barnes 75 John Barnes Wm Littlefields W. G. Hunter Wm C galloway M D Glass G M Littlefields S M Davis Joseph Houton D. H Howton David G A J H Capps S F Orange W. C. Hopper S. L. Lafruad M. A. Pickeing G M Stell John Ashby Willis Darnal Wm Campbell C B Lewis H. T. Moore John Lewis V W Steell 100 Dol John Hopper Martin Crow John L McElroy Cullen Carter 1005 Wm Finly