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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-0001-020-2036 MG24-43

Carter County, Kentucky Carter County, Kentucky Petition English 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 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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State of Kentucky. Carter County -- Sct To his Excellency B. McGoffin Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

The under Signed Petitioners would respectfully represent to your Excellency that Jonithan Rogers was fined by the Carter Circuit Court ^April Term 1861^ the Sum of $20, as Charged for Liveing in with a woman and not being married Now Mr Rogers is a good Industrious citizen and a Poor Man; and we do not think that Said Rogers Ought to be fined as Judgement went against him by default and he could not get a rehearing and we think if he had a fair trial he would not have been proved Gilty and we think under the circumstances and considering the hardness of the times think that he ought to be released and we as his neighbours petition your Excellency to remit Said fine and by so doing you will confer a great favor to an honest citizen of Said County and for such releif we Shall ever Pray

E P Davis G. W. Dickerson J B Welsh Wesley Simpkins B. F Shepherd C N Lewis J B Jos. M. Plummer Richard P. Hyrne Tommas Davis John Armstrong David Rodgers J William Rooks Wm G Caunte

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B. C. Oakley W. E. Goble J M. Summers J Dandsen J. T. Shepherd Jno. McGuire W. C. Mitchell Geo. Littlejohn Larkin A Davison R. D. Davis J. B. Ward J. N. Hond W. R. Shepherd John H Bartell G, W, Everman J. R. Struther Jas N Barnes Allen Duncan David P Gee Jonathan Davis Wm Bowling William gilbert Daniel Pridemore Greenup Alexander C S Counts Lewis Pope Daniel Mckinney Allen M Micheals thomas mitchell gabriel parsons Wiley B hill William philips william J Cooks Wm Salsbury Samuel M John W king John M James William James John filups J. L. Bays Sam Spencer Stephen Gilbert

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Remitted B. M

Carter Cir Ct $20. } Adultery J Rogers

IssdJuly 22d 1862