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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-0001-020-2250 MG24-407 to MG24-408

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State of Kentucky Harlan County To Beriah Magoffin

Govenor of The Commonwealth of Kentucky Your petitioner ^John Pace^ would humbly State that at the April Term 1858 of the Harlan Circuit Court he was accused of the Offence of Buggery and upon a trial of said offence he was by a Jury of the County found guilty and his confinement fixed at the Term of Two years He says now he has been so confined at hard Labor, in accordance to the Judgt of the Court about Eighteen Months, He says according to testimony and law he was ^found^ guilty but the testimony upon which the conviction was had was faulse. He says he was a resident of Harlan County having married in said County and having three small children in said county upon the cold charaties of the world he says he is poor and understands his family greatly needs his assistance

Jno Pace

Wherefore he prays your Excellency to pardon him, and extend Mercy toward him and his little family and will ever pray & and we the undersigned Join in the prayer of the said Pace

Names J D Corley C B Brittan John Jones Names Samuel Farmer Speed Jones Wilkeson Howard Hezehiah Jennings

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Names Henry Farler James Farmer Benjamin Lankford Nathan Grider Shade Helton John W Howard Lusk Howard David Shook Cary Brittain J M Farler A C Skidmore J B. Coldiron Wily Belcher Milton Belcher Bale Benjamin Posey Nathan Noe Howard A. B. Crilton James Cultan Eli Sturgill William Turner Jr A H Nolen J. B. Lyttle John Lewis Acton Hyner George Blanton Hiram Jones Jas G Howard G W Creder D S Martin Sergent Names William Clem S C G W Franck James Gray W. Halldel Stephen Daniel John Dee Leonard Farmer William D. Green E. F Gun Luke Jones William Green John Crider Wm Cadimore Wm S. Howard Jonathan Smith William R. Hallan Eli Howard James thomas Elkanah D. Bailey G, B, Howard M, G, Jones Joseph Blanton Joseph Wilder Andrew Sergent Able Smith William Middleton Samuel Eldridg

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Names Carl Midelton Walter Mdelton Daniel Smith James Turner Jr Tomes Farley Jams Bliens Jems Short Henry Cratt Tom hensley David mideton Calvin pale J. R. Bailey Preston Harris Hiram Skills William Farler Eldridg Preston Couch Henry Browning William C Farmer James Buchhart Lewis Farmer Sr Jaems mitcel Stephen Farmer Jacob Stepp William Oisbarr Elias. H. Osborn Calvin Noe A. J. Long Hiram Farmer John Templeton Names Jacob Brawing S C Isick noe Nuton Day Jonathan Osborn Green Brock Nathan Noe Jr Hyram Faremr Alfred S Hall Wig. R. Hall Hezkiah. H. Hall John Deen L. D. Hall Nathaniel H Hall

John Pace, Harlan Co Pen -- Buggery --