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 November 12, 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-0001-020-2227 MG24-359 to MG24-360

Jackson County, Kentucky Jackson County, Kentucky Petition English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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To His Excellency Beriah Magoffin

We the undersigned citizens would most Respectfully Represent to your Excellency that John Powell was at the Last June term of the Jackson Circuit Court sentance to the penitentiary for the term of two years charge with stealing of hogs) and the testing Seem to go to to his guilt) though there was some Evidence to the contrary

we will say to you that Mr Powel has Left a Large Family without any means to support on and we are of the opinion that you, if you will Pardon said Powel that you will only confirm the opinion of a Large Majority of the citizens of said county in his Innocence as there was much Feeling on the part of the Commonwealths witneses Manifested on the trial

Names Hugh.O. Donnell Cornelius Robards; oneoftheJury Solomon Stephens James Seaborn Jesse M. Johnson one of the Jury Jacob Jabbard of Jury John.. S. Hamilton Harison Slone John Reece John Drew Isaac Harrison Granville Clemmons Names Elish Harrison Felix Rogers J H Durham Elijah T. Hudson Wm Powell Wm Powell Richard A. Mobley P. M. Hughs Henry J. Summers Morgan Diggs Jessey Allexander

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Robert Lamb Jerry Lamb James Lamb Wm Lamb R. G. Powell Michel Jones George. W. Rogers Philip Marcum Thos Marcum Isaacks one of the Jury Georges W Isaaks Isaac Drewe Armstrong Drew H, C, Moriss Charles Spery thomas Canler Wesley helard E Forbeus William Himes Isaac Faubus M t Parker Ellis Forbes Owen Hall B. F. Jackson one of the Jury Stokley Hilton Wiley Cunayon Steven Capnear Squear f angel James Hangel Luis Moore littlen angel wade angel James angel Wiley angel John Pennington John C Twiner James Bales John Casteel Thomas H Reynolds Turner George O Neal W C Cager Nard Walter Brumit Daniel M Ward M C Wilder (one of Jury) Wm Goodman William Varn Josiah Brumet Owen Franlees patton Lyttle Jesse Anderson Stephen Grifin John Ramsey Gotfrey Iaachs galer