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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-0001-029-0382 R4-119

Madison County, Kentucky Madison County, Kentucky 1863-05-04 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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To His Excelency James F Robinson Governor of Ky Your Petitioner Hardin Todd

Would respectfily reprsent to your Excelency that at the Sept Term 1859 of the Madison Circuit Court he was tryed upon and Indictment in said court upon a charge of a Breach of the Peace and fined Ten Dollars and cost He is very poor with a large Family to support, and it would be under his present circumstances a hardship upon him & his Family to have the same to Pay. He therefore respectfully asks your Excelency to remit said fine (Execution is now in the hands of the Sheriff who will attempt to coerce the same

May 4th 1863

We the undersigned Citizens of Madison County concur in the Prayer of the foregoing Petition

(see over)

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Capt J, W, Gilbert R H Johnson W. S. Ashr C C Ball A J Dudley Lucian L. Griggs P. M at Waco Madison County Ky C F Burnam P. F Adams D C McKinney James H. Embry Daniel Tudor J. P. J. N. Hill G. E. Billingsley J.. W.. Bourne G, W, Ballew J P Dotson Tharp W W Taylor M N Collins Thomas Collins N. B. Johnson J P Thomas R. Stagner F. L. Byler R. M. Bradley Wm Hill J P Wm G Watts Wm Crews John C Burgess Silas Rupard Lawson M. Shearer N. B. Creed T V. Douglas J P P. P. Ballard P Marsh at Richmond Ky Ja L Runyon Alfred Douglas

Hardin Todd of Madison Pettn to remit fine

I see no good ground remit to be sure it is asked by good men

Refused J F Robinson