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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-0001-020-2127 MG24-197

Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky 1862-06-21 Correspondence 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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Henderson Ky. June 21st 1862 Gov B Magoffin Frankfort Ky Dear Sir

There will be presented to you by many of the citizens of this county for the pardon of A J Hathway convicted and sentenced by the court here on a charge of grand larseny -- Now in the penitentiary

His wife and child are in destitution she appealed to me this morning to write to you in her be half for the pardon of her husband My sympathies were exerted in her favor I had a conversation with Mr Kenny. He thinks he ought to be pardoned upon the merits of the case he being that he bought the cow from a black man. If the ends of Justice are subserved by his confinement so far and you can consistently with duty. I should be glad you could restore him to his family

Yours truly W. P Fowler

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Judge Fowlers Hathaways Case -- Henderson Co. Peny