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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-0001-020-2187 MG24-297 to MG24-298

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To his Exelency Beriah Magoffin Esq Govenor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky the undersigned would Respectifully represent that at the october Term of the Franklin circut court Richard Hamilton was tried for Grand-Larceny and found Guilty and Sentenced to the Penetentary for 2 years and we believe that he is inocent and we further represent that he has a very nice wife and a large family and we most earstly ask your Excellency to pardon Said Hamilton we herewith refer to the Evidence on the trial in a bill of Exceptions Signed by the Hon E. F, S. Nutall Judge as part of this Petition in which you will find all the facts in the case --

Meridith sacrey Thos J Jett William F Graham T. W. Hancock Jas Switzer Willis Dehoney J, Thomason C Stone W Fahany Winstead Threlkeld Stephen Lucas W. S. Thomason John Lucas Stephen Thomason J. H Thomason Daniel Butts John Dougherty William Dougherty Travis Dickey Joseph Hancock Thomas Parrish Thomas Church Jacob meford Thomas Fitemaster Robert pery James Bolden

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T. F. Fightmaster P. Grene P. E Peary P. W. Burnes Benjamin Bolden Thomas Wash Joseph James Granville Bolde Wm Owens M R Pierce Robt Baldwin Whitfield, West C T Flemon C. W. Fitemaster G. T. W. Hockensmith. J W Bolden Miles Brock W M Fleming John S Pierce Samuel Pierce Charles Pierce W B Coleman W B Gayle B, F, Jones Wm R Gaines E. A. W. Roberts

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