Petitions for pardons, 1804-1808.

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Petitions for pardons, 1804-1808.

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These files document Governor Christopher Greenup's use of the governor's power and privilege to pardon convicts. Included are requests for pardons, affidavits, pleas, a pardon, a respite, a judgment, an order, and papers relating to Surry, a slave condemned to be hanged for murdering another slave in Lincoln County.

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Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives

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Kentucky. Governor (1804-1808 : Greenup)

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Greenup, Christopher, 1750-1818

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Christopher Greenup (1750?-1818) was born in either Loudoun or Westmoreland County, Virginia. During the Revolution, he served as a lieutenant in the 16th Virginia Regiment, and was later promoted to colonel. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar and began practice in Fayette County, Virginia (now a part of Kentucky). He began his political career in 1785, when he served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. Greenup was also present at the state conventions in 1785 and 1788, a...