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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-0001-020-2330 MG25-94

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To His Excellency. Beriah Magoffin Governor of Kentucky

Your Petitioner Joseph Vogt states, that on the 19th day of November 1860- he presented to your Excellency- a petition, for the remission of a fine, of $50 -- which was assessed against him in the city court of Louisville for an alleged assault and battey -- which fine was, respited for 12 months. Your petitioner, is wholly, unable to pay sd fine- and respectfully asks your Excellency to remit said fine He refers to his former petitioner

Respectfully Joseph Vogt.

I know the petitioner Jos. Vogt well, and know the circumstances under which the former petition was made, & believe, that Executive Clemency- will have been, justly exercised, upon the remisison of the fine

W, G, Reasor