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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-0001-020-2151 MG24-243

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To His Excellency Beriah Magoffin Governor of Kentucky

The undersigned would respectfully represent that on the day of 1859 Jno Parker was arrested under a charge of grand Larceny, was lodged in the Madison County Jail, and after having been confined therein two or three months through sympathy for him his Atty E. J Broaddus became his bail in the sum of fifty dollars Mr Parker was very poor, had a wife and several children dependant on him for sustenance They had no friends to whom they could look for any aid; and under these circumstances Mr Broaddus more in kindness to his family than to him became his surety

Mr Parker made his appearance at the two terms succeeding his arrest but has failed to appear at this, our March Term of Court, and the Bond has been declared forfeited under all the circumstances we the undersigned think this is a case which deserves the exercise of Executive Clemency, and respectfully ask your Excellency to release Mr

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Broaddus from the liability thus incurred.

Wm Q Davis G E Billingsley Ed. W. Turner G. W. Taylor W H. Carpenter Thos F. Stone John C Duvall Curtis Field Jr D. Buck

Madison Co

Rejected Tho P Porter

Jno Parker