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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-0001-020-2209 MG24-337

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To His Excellency B Magoffin Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

The undersigned citizens of Shelby & Oldham Counties would respectfully represent to your Excellency that at the present May Term of the Jefferson Criminal Court, one William Johnson was tried and convicted in said court and sentenced to the state Prison for the Term of Twelve months

Your petitioner farther states the said Johnson had ^gone^ from Shelby County (his residence) with some acquaintances to Louisville on business and unfortunately got to drinking And became intoxicated, and in that condition went to shop of Watchmaker & Jeweller to have his watch repaired, and made a purchase of some small articles of Jewelry and hand the Jeweller a (Ten dollar bill, who had to leave his shop in order to obtain change (after his being absent some time Johnson went out to him but not finding him returned to the shop but the man was not in the room and picked up a watch (supposing it his own) and left. The Jeweller upon coming in discovered that Johnson had taken one of his watches and had him pursued and arrested, We give the above as the substantual facts of the case -- as we had them from persons who were present at the trial

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The said William Johnson is a youth of some seventeen or eighteen years of age, and ^has^ uniformly borne an honest reputation, Temperate and industrious.

In view of the facts set forth herein in Concern the youth a subject worthy of Executive Clemency, And humbly ask your Excellency to grant him a pardon & restore him to liberty & by effected friends & as in duty bound and every pray &c

M Sloan Shelby D. C. Sloan Shelby Wm Sloan Shelby George Pearce oldham John Lutrell Shelby C Mayfield Shelby J W Mars Shelby Benj Seay Shelby Co H C Moss Shelby Co J E Crask Shelby Co Shelby Ensminger C Bryant Davis Shelby Co G W Cinnamon Shelby Co Alex L Long Shelby Co Thos T Long S D C Smith J. C. Smith Shelby R. J. Sparks Oldham Christian Kiefer " Joseph Nicholas " Henry Ensminger John Ensminger Wm H Cinnamod Wm C. Cinnamond S P Cinnamond M P Cinnamond Levi Collins Shelby J Collins Wiliam Campell James B Moss Walter Powers Tabot Branham Martin Woods Thomas Enochs Leiglton Enochs John Gallaghar James Donely T. W. Streping Oldham

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H. C. Sparks J. C. Hersman John Samuel S George Neal H C Yager Thos Collins M E Hocker Oldham Parker Curl Ben Davis Joseph Smits H F Russell William Russell Ben P Pierce Marshall Neal J. N. Long Alex Davis G B Smith Samuel Curl Philip Arnold Geore Sparks Allen D Tyler of Oldham Co Wm Knight of Shelby co James Ashley James swenney Thos Y Parrott James T Collins Joseph Collins W. M. McGanghey J. E. Miles John M. Pearce Cromwell Pearce George W Hedson Dorsey young Fenton Procter William Collins Samul Procter J. R. Harris John P Miller Joseph W Bennett Wm Jones Robert W Cooper Samuel Jacobs G Dossey Richard Enochs Thomas Bryant John A Oglesby Wm A Deadman John Gallagher John Booksbery James Glass Louisville A. A. Miburn, M. D. J. H. Watson W. Urban R. T. Clarke

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If your Hon. sees proper to refuse this petition, you will please return it to John W Sloan Floydsburg Harlan Co. Ky

The young man is destitute of earthly connections as without Father mother, Brother sisters of cousins, therefore the petitioners as not related to him in

John W Shoat

Petition

Reported Petion the Wm Johnson Penty