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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-0001-020-2212 MG24-341 to MG24-342

Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Correspondence English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Morehead Ky Hon B Mcgoffin Sir

I was present at the present term of the Rowan Circuit Court & heard the cause of the commonwealth vs H. G. Burns called -- which he was fined for carrying consealed a Deadly weapon -- the facts are that his servant a man of coller had heard an individual say that if H. B. Burns came to the clerk office to attend to the business of a client that he would whip him & Burns armed himself for the moment & when he

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went to the office he was attacked & his weapon protected him this is a true history of the circumstances as I found them at the calling of the cause for trial H G Burns confess Judgment that he could not introduce his servant I think it is a case that would justify a remission of the fine

Your Friend J M Nesbitt

All for Brick & Jo in Rowan J M Nesbitt