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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-0001-020-2370 MG25-154 to MG25-155

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To his excellency Beriah Magoffin governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Your petitioners would respectfully represent to your honor that at the last term of our Circuit Court in Grayson County there was a Judgement of sixty dollars and cost rendered in said court against Wade L Webster for keeping a tipling house Your petitioners being well acquainted with the case will state that it is truly a case for executive clemency said Webster is one of the poorest men in the Commonwealth of Kentucky having a wife and seven children having no way of supporting ^them^ only by days works

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Your petitioners would further state that if said Webster's labor is taken from his family they are bound to suffer Your petitioners pray your honor that if it is consistent with your sense of duty you will omit said fine

R. W. Brandon George thomason N. C. Tilford Jr W. N Tilford Saml W Tate William C McDaniel Wm N Beauchamp J P Wilkerson thomas craig Morica Day James G Telford Thomas D Bogorth Limon Pryer Banjamin Shartzer

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Cummundy Leeland Prior James William Webster W. R Slartzer A L Webster Jacob S W Scott William Skeper Spencer Cirdge Joseph Stover Louis M Stover Isaac Craig John W. Burnett P Cummings John Claborn Carter thomas M lewis John W Davies Richert R Day John B Dewees Joseph

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C C Hall James Craig J. A. Butler L. M Spalding James.W. House George Cravens Perry Campbell John ,W, Hack Logan Sapp Tho S Bozarth A. King H King King S King Jeff Campbell Melton Cmapbell J Ruth Q E Johnson D Coats A Yager Mcnay Storft Q Embry Sam Embry W Bates Sen W Bates Jr Wm Kepler William Stakles Morton Smith John Smith Thom Wilson John Bates Wm Chancelor D D Brotcher James Maider Buck Wilson David Coats Jr John Raymen Jo A Bratcher William Raymen Carey Raymen