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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-0001-029-0303 R3-448 to R3-449

Lincoln County, Kentucky Lincoln County, Kentucky 1863-03-13 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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To his excellency James F Robinson Gov of the state of Ky. your Petitioners Thos Beuford and Stewart Myres would respectfully represent to your Excellency that on the day of Feb last they ^(were)^ arrested under a warrant for an asault. &c on the person of one Soloman Sailers and tried according to law before H W Farris a Justice of the Peace for Lincoln County and fined by the Jury $15.00 each. The facts are as follows, to wit One of your petitioners Thos Beuford was informed by his sister Mrs Donely that the prosecuter Sailers had came to her house and gave her such abuse as decency would forbid describing whereupon Beuford called upon him for an explination of the treatment towards his sister. Sailers gave an insulting reply and Buford struck him a few blows with his fist but injured him very little if any. Myres only interfered to prevent Sailers from hurting Beuford without doing him any harm. The asault was proven and the court would not permit the

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defendants to prove the cause of the cause of the asault consequently the finding as above stated They state they have been copelled to replevy the sum and will have it to pay without Executive inteferance, which they believe would be entirely unjust therefore they pray that your Excellency will give them such relief as may be proper in the premises & they will every pary &c

W. S. Myers Thomas Buford Jr

State of Ky Lincoln County Sct

The petitioners Stewart Myres and Thos Beuford say that they blieve the statements made in the foregoing petition are true

W. S. Myers Thomas Buford Jr

Sworn to before me by Stewart Myers and Thos Beuford this 13th March 1863

H. W. Farris J P C C

We the undersigned citizens and Jurymen would most respectfully recomend the above named petitioners as suitable persons for Executive Clemancy &c

H. W. Farris

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Names John F. Higgins J H Kennedy S. F. Kenedy One of the Jury H. G Miller " " B B King " " S. M. Johnston " " Able Debord " " Samul Hilman " " H. W. Brady " W. H. Holdam " E Harp " E, P, Williams " Josua Curtis S. E. Higgins " J F Engleman " G. W. Hoairn " Robt Stewart W H Kennedy J S Higgins

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Pettn of Citizens of Lincoln County to remit fines of Thos Beuford jun & S. H. Myers

Lincoln J. P. Ct. Fine in each case is remitted J F Robinson $15 each } Assault IssdMay 30. 1863.