<title type="main">James Young et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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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-0001-020-2139 MG24-220 to MG24-221

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To his excellency Beriah Magoffin Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

The undersigned petition your excellency for the Pardon of Levi Lyons -- they state that said Lyons was at the october^Aprile^ Term 1860 of the Carter Circuit Court convicted of the offence of forgiry -- to wit of forging a not for some ten or twelve dollars on one Jonas Jorden who unites in this petition -- the petitioner Jorden was the prosecuton for the said offense he was convicted for the term of three years in pursuant to the judgment of said court he was placed in Penetintiary at Frankfort and broke Prison -- now we the neighbors of his family state that said Family is in great distress a large helpless famil -- very poor -- and that said Levi Lyons who has been in the state of Virginia -- is greatly afflicted with dropsey and unable to do much Labour and the great solicitude of the family induces us to pray for his pardon, that he be permitted to return home -- we are willing for his return -- his Labour to the state is worthless -- we ask this on the further ground that we are satisfied of this repentance, and of his good behaviour in the future --

May 1862

James Young M.. V. Graham Jon Jonas Jordan Caleb Holbrook James Woods

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Robert Holebrook James Daniel Elisha D. Wellman John W Young William Young James Young S Thomas Young Ransom Lyon J. C. Lyon Wm Lyon Marrdeth Evan A W Lyon G SCaggs Samuel S Franks Andrew. Woods John Woods John Kazee William Lyon James Lyon Sr John K Holbrook John Holbrook William L Lyon Randolph Skaggs Moses Skaggs E Osburn Martin Gambill William Gambill John Colyer Evan Griffith C. L. Swetnam Thomas Reed Levi J Sparks Henry Rigsby John Griffith Campbell Holbrook John R Holbrook Willis E Rigsby William Stewart Ning Williams Billy Sparks Henderson Gambill William D Diley Samuel Baley L W Regsbury Sincler Selveg Alfred Boggs peter Skgg J Irvington .B Givens Isaac Selvedge Thos Osburn Samuel Lagrange Eleias Cassee Stephen Bailey Thomas Jefferson Williams Saml Bailey Walter Osborn William Edwards