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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-0001-029-0313 R4-12 to R4-13

Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky 1863-04-23 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. 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 Govenor Jas F Robinson,

The undersigned will state that he presided over the Graves Circuit Court at the term that George McDougal was convicted of Manslaughter and sentenced to four years confinement in the Penetantiary of this state,

That whilst he will not at this remote period attempt to detail the evidence he will say he recollects distinctly that Stone the decedent was killed in a rather general seat at the town of Dukedome on the Tennessee State line in Graves County, that quite a large and drinking crowd had that day assembled, that there was some controversy of evidence wether McDougal or some one else done the shooting that killed Stone, Stone was shot with a pistal and the undersigned then thought the preponderance of the testimony was that McDougall fired the shot but whether he did or not it was done by the crowd he was with and who had raised the riot

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As to the conviction he thought and still thinks it was right

But George McDougal is a young man he has served out his time wanting about three months, his mother is an old lady of respectability, She impoverished herself in the defence of her son, she lives where labor is scarce and high and ^and she unable to hire^ the country considerably Exhausted by this war now dessolating the , it is of the first importance to her that she makes a crop the present year she has no son living with her but a lad of some 12 years of age ^has no one else to work on the farm,^ She resides near to the Kentucky State line in Weakley County Tennessee

This is respectfully urged as a proper case for Executive clemency for the small remnant of time that George has yet to serve as it will then be too late to aid his mother in making a crop the present year

Respectfully R, K, Williams Frankfort Ky April 23 1863

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I am of opinion that the Commonwealth, under all the Circumstances of this case as detailed in Judge Williams statement and by others, can afford to give this man the little remnant of his time for the benefit of his Old Mother

His Pardon granted 25 April 1863 J F Robinson

Graves Cir. Ct Geo M McDougal 4 yrs. Penty Manslaughter Pardon Issd April 28. 1863