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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-0001-020-2198 MG24-320 to MG24-321

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To his excellency the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky your Petitioners Jeremiah Davidson James M Rice & George N Brown ^Stall^ that at the last July Term of the Greenup Circuit Court they entered themselves as security for one J. R. B. Watkens who had been confined in jail some three months, on a charge of obtaining money under false pretense. they say he was presented by a man by the name of Bumpus from Tennessee who had been a trader in slaves or negro driving they state that said Bumpus had appeared before the grand jury in Greenup the term before and procured an Inditement, then took a copy to your excellency and procured a requisition in the Governor of Missouri where Watkens had removed having formerly resided in Mccracken County Kentucky, Watkens was taken from his Home by the posse and delivered to Bumpus who conveyed him from his Home in Dunklin County Mo -- to the Greenup jail without permitting him to see his wife & children or converse with them prior to his departure said Watkens from his confinement in the hot weather last summer suffered very much -- Watkins instituted a suit in Greenup Cirucit Court against Bumpus, many of the citizens about

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Greenupsburg believe Watkens innocent & badly treated -- BumpusfailedtoappearaswitnessagainstWatkinstheCommonwealthattorneyclaimacontinuance -- Watkins distant from his friends. Much emaciated from confinement it appeared as a consequence he had to return to jail the court from the circumstances placed bail at $250 -- your petitioners went said Watkens security from his appearance at last Nov Term (1861) of Greenup Circuit Court -- Walkins promising if a live or able to pass the Military times to appear Watkens left for Home in Missouri: at the said Nov Term said Bond was forfeited for his failure to attend -- and likewise did Bumpus fail to attend -- your petitioner have been unable to hear from Watkens unless he was killed in Fort Donelson as reported in the list Ky Yeoman March 14th under the name of J R Watson we have no doubt but he was in the army -- from the foregoing statements and distress prevailing in the country & the impossibility to get from Missouri last fall mattered not how willing a person might be -- your petitioners think in good consince they should be relieved

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from the forfeiture -- they therefore ask the interfearance of the executive clemancy & they be relieved from the forfeiture aforesaid & in duty bound will ever &c

Jeremiah Davidson George N Brown Jas M. Rice

Commonwealth vs. Morgan 14. B. M. 392 " " vs Spraggins 18 B. M. 513 --

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No Judgt -- Davidson Rill & Brown to } Petition Govr Magoffin