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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons, Remissions, and Respites, 1862-1863 KYR-0001-029-0227 R3-341

Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky 1863-02-28 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Mayfeld Ky Feby 28 1863 Govenor J, F, Robinson

I understand there is a petition for the relase of S, C, Hughes and his security, of Union County from the penalty of a forefeeted recognizance in assaulting me whelst judge of the Court

Mr Hughes at that time was unfortunately very dissipated and being disorderly I had him arrested and brought into court and bound him to be of good behavior after I left the Court

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house he approach and struck at me not however touching my person. I then had him imprisoned until next morning he then got so sober and ndid not again disturb the Court

Mr Hughes has since thoroughly reformed is now quite stead, has married and is in humble circumstances as to property but bids fair to be a prominent and useful member of the legal profession

I think the law has

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been fully vindicated and all the good desired accomplished and Join Earnestly in asking you to remit the forfeiture I should Exceedingly regret that this thing should now be pressed on him and destress his family and perhaps be the cause of driving him back into his former unfortunate condition

Truly yr fred R, K, Williams

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S C Hughes Pettn letter of Judge Williams