Petitions for pardons and remissions, 1799-1804 (bulk 1799, 1801-1804).

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Petitions for pardons and remissions, 1799-1804 (bulk 1799, 1801-1804).

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These files document Governor James Garrard's power and privilege to pardon convicts and to remit fines. Included are requests to the governor, copies of affadavits, indictments, pleas, judgments, arrest warrants, and correspondence.

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Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives

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Garrard, James, 1749-1822

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