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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-0001-020-2257 MG24-419

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To His Excellency Gov Beriah Magoffin

The Undersigned citizens of Newport Ky would most respectfully represent to Your Excellency that Thomas Walsh was fined at the last August Term of the Campbell Circuit Court in the Sum of $200.00 for keeping a tippling house in this City Which Sum You in Your Clemency did Most Graciously respite for the term of 8 Months But we would further represent that the afsd Thos Walsh had before the receipt of the respite from Your Excellency paid the $200.00 by borrowing the Same and Giving a Mortgage on the Small amount of property which he was worth.

The Money has now become due and the poor man and his wife and children will be left without a shelter or any Means of Subsistence unless You interpose in his behalf.

We therefore humbly pray that You will remit his fine.

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