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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-0001-020-2037 MG24-44 to MG24-45

Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky 1862-07-07 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 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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Richmond Ky July 7th 1862 Hon Briah Magoffin Govenor of Kentucky

Your petitioners respectfully represent that at the March term of the Madison Circuit Court 1860 the Grand Jury of Madison County found an Indictment against Fortunatius Dozier for the offence of carrying ^a^ concealed weapon & at the September term following the said Indictment was tried & the Jury found a verdict of fifty dollars against Said Dozier Soon after Said the court at which the verdict was rendered above mentioned Your excellency respited upon a petition numerously signed by the citizens of Madison county all that it was in your power to respite for twelve months --

Your Petitioners in addition to what was Said in their first petition to Your excellency now further represent that up to the time of the finding of the Indictment against Fortunatius Dozier for carrying ^a^ concealed weapon he was a law abiding sober discreet citizen

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& since that time he has So continued & is now an industrious & Sober man trying to maintain his family --

Considering that Fortunatius Dozier is a poor man Scarcely able to maintain his family & that at the time he carried the weapon for which he was indicted his life had been threated & that he would have proved himself clear of any offence if he had been able to have had his witness present they respectfully pray your excellency to now remit entirely the fine against said Dozier or so much of is as is in your power to remit

We refer to the former petition in this case July 6th 1862

G. H. Moore Wm B Wells Hugh L Gormly John C Brooks E F Rigg John V Will N. Parrish John C Laine Thomas Garnett Christopher Hakzar Sam Burgin Jas B McCreary G. E. Billingsley Willard Davis W B. Mize W C Wilder Chas. S Turner Ed W Turner W. J. Raybourn A B. Lyman G. W Chenwelt John Guess C J Walker William Harris J. C. Berry Jas. A Shearer

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Madison Cir Ct $50 } Weapons F. Dozier Remission IssdJuly 22d 1862