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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-0001-020-2193 MG24-313

Independence, Kenton County, Kentucky Independence, Kenton County, Kentucky Petition English Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Kenton Circuit Court at Independence To His Excellency B McGoffin Gov. of Ky

We the jury who tried the case of the commonwealth against John Weisenberger tried at the present term of said court & found guilty of permitting Gameing on his premises and fined $200 Believe from the circumstances surrounding his case that it is one in which Executive Clemency may be with great propriety interposed and so much of the fine as your Excellency has controll over be remitted -- We further State that Said Weisenberger is a german and speaks our language but imperfectly We reccommend the case of Sd Weisenberger to your Excellencys consideration --

E, W Coleman Juror P B. Stephens M T Lamb Dudley Petty T. Webster Martin Richardson.. Arthur Bird