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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-0001-020-2040 MG24-50

Shelby County, Kentucky Shelby County, Kentucky Petition English 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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To His Excellency B. Magoffin.

The undersigned would respectfully State, That at the March Term ^1861^ of the Shelby circuit court, a verdict, upon Indictment, was rendered against Moses Washburn for $300. -- That an Execution was issued thereon which was respited, by your Excellency, for twelve months, upon the expiration of which time, execution was again issued and returned "no property found"; after which a Capias Profine was issued, by virtue of which the Sheriff arrested the said Washburn and lodged him in the gaol of the county, where he is now confined and has been for several days. In His former petition, to which referance is made, will be found the signatures of all his neighbors -- witnesses & if we mistake not that of the Commonwealths Attorney -- Washburn is a harmless, inoffensive old man, and to say nothing of the verdict, we regard the legal costs ofthe case and the Commonwealths Attorneys fee which together exceed $100 as of itself an excessive fine for the offence proven -- Your Respit, however, has been of incalculable advantage & benefit to said Washburn -- he now looks like a different man, bearing about him no evidences

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of dissipated habits -- We, therefore msot earnestly hope and ask of your Excellency to remit the fine, viz, $210, thereof and release the poor old fellow from prison, for we believe, that he will go out a much better man and that the prosecution has resulted in great service to him --

All of which is respectfully Submitted.

J M & W C Bullock Attys at Law Wm A. Jones Clk. Circt Court John T Ballard clk County Court J L Caldwell Judge Shelby County Court T O Shackelford Master in Chancery J S Roberts Sheriff Shelby Co J. T. Whitaker Police Judge S Ville C M Stratton Jailor

Remitted B M

Shelby Cir. Ct $300. } Disorderly House M. Washburn

IssdJuly 22d 1862