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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-0001-020-2274 MG25-17 to MG25-18

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We the Undersigned citizens, of Boone and Kenton Counties, recommend to his Excellency Beriah Magoffin, a remission of the judgment obtained by the Commonwealth of Kentucky against Wickliff Grubbs, (at the September term for 1859 of the Boone Circuit Court,) as security on a recognizance to appear at the court aforesaid, of one James H Landrum, in amount $300.00 The affidavits to be enclosed to Your Excellency will, we think, develop the cause why said Landrum failed to appear and stand. his trial; and without desiring to prejudge the case in question, we can freely say that it, in our view, presents a marked instance wherein Executive clemency would not only be desirable, but, in every respect just and proper. Mr. Landrum, the principal in the recognizance bond aforesaid, we are informed departed this life some time since --

R. Richardson J W Huerta J. O'Hara Jr W. H. Batten, S, B, C E. W. Johnson S Allen W. J. Cowen M. Hamilton L, W, Lassing Geof Armstrong Volney Dickinson

This is a truly meritorious case and the prayer of the petitioner ought to be granted

John F Fisk

Gov -- I say emphatically that this fine ought to be remitted

E F Natrell J. M. Cohen Geo. W Terrill Fount Riddell J G Hamilton Clk Boone Co Co Lewis L. Gonell

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Washingtn Watts, J. B C, C Fount Riddell Edward Foule Wm C Piatt, A, W, Bristow Wm L Lancaster Geo, Morzee J. F. Lowe Landon Carter J. G Harrison W. W, Porter John Marksberry John.M. Wilson P T Dunn S C Fierguson T. L. Clark Newton ferguson Wm H. Crouch E. W. Marshall Jas A. Collins John Metcalf Wm T. Tully B, Wilson F C Page J C Collins W. D Williams Ja H Robinson John Marshall P. L. McWalton J H B. Lawrence Henry Hall Judge of County Court Thomas Risen L. Wolf Newton Lanter W H Morgan Squire Lewas J A Turner J Q George O D. McManarna E H Smith J P Utz D Smith J A Collins thomas Crouch D R harison S. B. Sitch Y Stroull T J Harrison W Markesbery C P workman J. H. Tanner A Williams Henry Wallis John James, Sen. J H Webb R H O'Hara S L Lucas B M. Evans T. Mitts P. F. Hansbrough W. Skinir A Kendall L, P, Gouge

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J W Ferguson W C Collin John Gill T A M Charles. Jones E J Beagle S. P Gossett J. M. Larance Josiah Risen Jas a Johnson James Hutton J W. Collins W F Tully Lewis Kendal James Singlesen Wm N Sheratt C G C R. M. Edmunson James Daugherty Wm J. Childers James N Gordon W S. Landrum Danl McPayne thomas Register P J Carrison A l markSberry Thomas Foder O P Hogon Jacob Hodgin E. J. Grier Andrew Gross Howard Lawrence William Crouch J godor P. U. Major Com'th Atty

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To His Excellency B Magoffin Govenor of the Comwlth of Ky!

Some two years since I called to see you with reference to a forfeited recognizance of Wickliff Grubb of this county at which time the judgment on the forfeiture was respited & you then directed Grubb should procure the affidavits then spoken of He desires me to say that he has them now & presents them accompanying this memorandum & the petiton on this sheet y obtly J W Calvet

N B PU Mayor was with me when I called to see your Excellency J W C

Remitted B. M