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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-0001-020-2146 MG24-233 to MG24-234

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To his Excellency The Governor of Kentucky,

Whereas at the late March Term of the McLean Circuit Court a Judgment for hundred dollars was rendered in favor of the Commonwealth against Robin Stringer and others upon a forfeited Bail Bond executed in the Examining Court by said Robin Stringer and others for the appearance of Bayles Stringer at the September Term of said Circuit Court to answer the charge of striking Whitaker --

Now we the Undersigned Citizens of McLean County pray that Your Excellency may remit that portiion of said Judgment going to the Commonwealth for the following reasons to wit

(1) The Said Whitaker was in the first instance only slightly injured by the striking charged and has since entirely recovered,

2ndly The party Bayles Stringer was at last Court, ready and willing and anxious to be present and have his trial but was detained by Sickness which confined him to his Room --

Alf. C. Tanner Cllk McLean Cir Cor D Little Pr Judge for sd County Wm Calhoon County Att

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Wm. H. Overheels A J Coffman W L Bland J A Miller J, T, Mason J. A. Birdwell, J A Mason F Karnes R Shonnbery M W Oliver Esq J J Coffman John Barett G W Mullins H Lyons A. D. M. Mullins Yancey Besbley Thomas W,, Henry John Bruce B. F. Shutt H Stringer J Humphrey J Donohoo J Ry Miller Benjamin Miller Wm G Nofsinger

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Rejected Tho P Porter McLean Co