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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-0001-020-1982 MG23-443 to MG23-444

Greensburg, Green County, Kentucky Greensburg, Green County, Kentucky 1862-06-04 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. 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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Greensburg Ky. June 4/62 To His Excellency B. Magoffin Governor of Kentucky Dear Sir

I take the liberty of troubling you about a small matter on behalf of a citizen of our County. small as it is however I can assure your Excellency it is a matter of some importance to this poor man.

A fine for a common breach of the peace was Some time since assessed before a Justice of the peace of Green County against Fidella Warren of said County for $15.00^cts^ and cost; the last amounting to more on about as much as the fine -- Two persons were taken up for this offense. Warren being one.. the real guilty party, (as I am told the fact was -- ). was released and by a combination between the prosecutor & this released Deft, the whole offence was saddled upon Warren & he was accordingly fined, & the guilty party let off Warren is a very poor man with a wife & several little children they depend solely upon his labor to live. his friends have aided him in paying the cost . The fine is still unpaid -- He petitioned your Excellency some time ago through Dr D P White for a release of the fine. & I suppose the petition is now on file. I respectfully call your Excellencys attention to this case. I do this at the Earnest request of the wife and friends of this poor man. who are now in a helpess and very dependent Condition -- all they have if sold would not pay the fine and the consequence

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will be that he will have to go to Jail and there, not only not pay the fine, but incur more Cost to the Commonwealth & render more -- miserable & wretched his already suffering family.

We humbly concur that it would be an act of charity & humanity. (small as the fine is) to release this man from its payment for which your Excellency will receive the thanks and prayers of this poor but meritorious family.

I hope your Excellency will pardon me for thus troubling you with as small a matter as this -- but the cause of suffering humanity is my plea & apology

I have the honor to be very respectfully your obdt servt S. A Spencer

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Warren J. P Ct $10 } Breach F Warren Remission Issd June 9 1862