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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-0001-020-2299 MG25-51

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To His Excellency B Magoffin Governor of Kentucky

Your petitioner Edward Garrett would respectfully State that at the March term 1860 of the Taylor Circuit Court he was fined on indictment in Said court for carrying concealed weapons the sum of fifty dollars, that at the time said fine or judgment was rendered he was absent from home and did not have a chance to defend the same, that if he had been present at the trial he could have shown that he was not guilty of the charge, the facts were as follows, he was present when a difficulty occured in Taylor county bettween Willis Chelf & Jeff Youget when the latter drew a pistol and threw it the former and your petitioner picked it up to take care of it and prevent any mischief being done with it, and Same persons who saw him with the pistol and not knowing how got it presented him to the grand jury and an indictment was found against him, and trial and judment had thereon as above stated -- The states, he did not carry the pistol concealed or for any other reason than the one above stated --

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He says he is poor and unble to pay the said fine, and unless your Excellency will remit the same he be put in jail for the same The pray for a remission of the said fine

Edward Garrett

We join in the prayer above for a remission of the said fine and state that we believe the case one that ought receive executive clemency --

Joseph Heff F. J Hustan Joseph H Chandler Wm Harr William Dearen J H Robinson Jas. Durrett George Gribbins Wm. Wolly Izer garyte George Gunter A Harmon george Harmon Gideon M T grelins W. P garbin Charles g Vilbin Beren Phillips maleatus Saly Pleasant phillips Daniel F. McNear E S Barker D B Moore Rufus Jenkins W R. Panott John Spurling S E Tanay Lewis Brown J. N. Turner A. J. Gowdy Wm D. Hord D. M. Manning A H Buckman Joel, M, Avary W. D. Vancleave R Davis M O Robinson J C Sanders P C Sanders Jno H Chandler J P Davis Thomas Sumers George Saly