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 November 12, 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-0001-029-0316 R4-17

Independence, Kenton County, Kentucky Independence, Kenton County, Kentucky 1863-04-16 Petition English 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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Independence Kenton Co Kentucky April 16 1863 Gov. Robinson.

To His Excellency. Sir. The undersigned petitioners would respectfully represent that on the day of Feb. 1863 John & Leslie Jones were fined each $30,00 for a breach of the peace by fighting with one Mr Bass Their trials were had at Independence Kenton Co. before L. Shaw presiding Judge of the Kenton County Court, then acting as Justice of the peace. Your petitioners do most earnestly and respectfully request your Excellency to remit said fines believing as they do that theirs are cases requiring the exercise of your clemency

Wherefore your petitioners pray that your Excelency remit said fines } Jury

Geo W, Carlisle F, M Northcutt J E, Willims R Osborn G W Crist Jacob Rice Jno. C. Byland B,, Jarrells Wm Brown -- R B Rouse M W Rouse Moses West Elick Cox -- B Wilshire A. T. Cair R Lipscomb C Hawkins J W. Channing J M, Chambers John, C. Case J,, P,, Story A W Lipscomb

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Kenton Cir Ct $30 } Breach John & Leslie Jones IssdMay 16th 1863

I am acquainted with the facts in this case and feel perfectly sure if they had been fairly presented to the jury, there would have been a very different finding. I think the fines should be remitted

Jno W. Finnell

Remit fine J F Robinson