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 November 12, 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-0001-020-2175 MG24-280

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To his Excellency Gov. B Magoffin

The undersigned citizens of Fulton & Hickman Counties would respectfully represent that about seven years ago George Morrow was convicted in the Fulton circuit of Manslaughter (he having killed his own son) Morrow had been drunk for many years and we have no doubt but he was at the time deranged from the effects of whiskey. he has now been in the state prison about seven years we think sufficiently long to work a reformation in him if possible to be done he is now about 65 years old and we believe & hope will never indulge in the use of whiskey again. We therefore respectfully pray your Excellency to grant him a pardon for the remainder of his time and restore him to a large & helpless family

W. B. Alexander W Herrin James N Brown Wm S Handson Wm S Crutchfield J. R. Brown B F Hubert J. L. Wills S D Lewis J A Newnon J S Dillon R A Herron G J Binford J W Cott B B Bennett H T Polsgrove

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John Morris Daniel Hughes Uriah Hill J.. H.. Crutchfield W J Brisbart R.. Elliott P W Wilkinson F C Carr G W. Morris Robert Beard S Rusco J J Brenner Daniel Soungreger S A warren B. T. Schoer Jacob Veatel W Murphey P. H. Rothoock J. B Dillon John Cosby H Cosby J Bryant Robert Campbell John Killgore Sidney Armstrong C. R. Noonan William Fiers J W Beadles C P Polsgrove A Polsgrove J Polsgrove Graves Colins D Colins Jas D John M Cruce Nathaniel Graham R W Cruce Willis.T. Poppe A S Ashell A Ashell W. P Reed M. R. Key Isac Burnes George Burnes Will Burnes D Beadles R Edmiston B. Burnes C W Cruce Isaac Cruce T. J. Watson John H Lewis Cy kimbre Stephen Collins A. W. Dillon E Lager R. F R. WIlson S,, B,, Lancaster L Wilson A H Willingham of Graves Samuel Wilson P. M Wilkins M E Wilkins W M Hea