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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-0001-020-2007 MG23-479 to MG23-480

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To His Excellency Beriah McGoffen Governor of Kentucky

The Undersigned Citizens of christian County would represent to your Excellency that at the March Term 1862 of the Christian Circuit Court a Judgment was obtained in behalf of the Commonwealth of Kentucky against M D Brown George Elliott and John W Boyd Sr as Sureties of J C Bentley (on forfeit) recognizance for One Hundred and fifty Dollars and Your Petitioners believe the Case above mentioned presents Strong grounds for the interposition of the executive and would most respectfully ask your excellency to remit Said Judgment and release said parties from the payment of the same

Jno. B. Gowen Late S C C R. T. Petree D S Hays John C Latham clk C C C James Moore Jas P. Flint A W Copeland Wm Underwood James W Campbell Thos Hall C,, A Pitzer A V Long J T West G. A. Champlin E G Callis W O Collis

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Christian Cir Ct

Commonwealth vs M D Brown Jr } Petiton

Remitted B. M.

$150. } Recog

IsdJune 9. 1862

Catharine Connar G Knarr & Jno Pitt Do Powling Mill