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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-0001-020-2089 MG24-130 to MG24-131

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To His Excellency B Magoffin Govenor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

The Undersigned your petitioners would respectfully represent that at the November term of the Grant Circuit Court for 1861 Emanuel Deitz was convicted of Shooting one Frances Landrum with the intent to kill and was sentenced to Confinement in the penitentiary of this Commonwealth for the term of four years. that he has ever since been confined in the sd penitentiary your petitioners would further represent that said Emanuel Deitz has a wife and seven children -- he has five small children who are unable to perform any labor for a support -- he has one son and one daughter who are able to work his wife and family are very poor and stand greatly in need of the his services in making a support for his said family -- your petitioners believe that should said Deitz be released he will in future be a good law abiding citizen they think his case such as to warrant the interposition of your exellency clemency

Wherefore your petitioners pray your Excellency to release the said Deitz from

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further confinement in the penitentiary under said Sentence that he may be restored to his family and society

Henry Akman Daniel Harrison T J Harrison Dudley Starry David D Shyrer Wm Markesberry Al markesberry F Jacobs W Jacobs H Markesburry S Markesburry W Tump James Love James H, Fortner W A Stephens P L. McGatton William Sasher Charles younger J H B Lawrence W. J, Sheriff LL B Fant J P Wilson W, P. Harrison Wm M Crosthwait E H Smith O P Hogan Jas. R. sr J Pritze H Larance J T Bishop J M, Larance Summers Green Thomass slyvester Charles L Sechrist L P seldham W Plunket B Ware P J Harrison J T odore J A Collins C. P. Billiter L. Baily Cornelius John Reing Jams Lannon J L Gouge R H OHara G. H. Tanners John Brooks

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Ed Mattas H Hall -- W. W. Clark J G Lucas Henry Kernman Wm Burgess W. H Preal J H Gouge Willis marks berry Joshua l marks berry J Lyman A Kendall Benjamin Craig P. P. Craig P H Westwod Y C Clark G M Coombs T Burgess C. G. Evans R Crammer J. M. Evans J. W. Evans Joshua Park W H Barnett John W Sipple James Samuel Heron J H Webb Tho Whitemore Jas Chipman C C Musselman George Williams T D Kedd John Myer James H Fergason W. T. Lowe W. L. Lump Joseph H Lump W M Lump W. Reniker W. S. Bennett John, Bond John O, Tungate

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Emanuel Deitz Felony 4 yrs Penty Pardon Issd Aug 16 1862