James Flanagan to Beriah Magoffin

Accession Number

KYR-0001-020-1250

Document Genre

Petition

Repository

Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

Collection

Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862

Item Location

MG21-116 to MG21-117

Place of Creation

Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky

Date of Creation

9 July 1861

Dates Mentioned

1861-07-09

1861-07-02

Winchester Ky July 9^th 1861
Hon B Magoffin
Dr Sir

Last week my nephew George F. Whitehead & myself were trying a Pistol by shooting at a target — it took place on the evening of the 2^d Inst. in my own pasture lot in the rear of the town, not in proximity to any residence or near where any humans being was at or likely to be and just inside of the town limits of Winchester, and which was in violation of a recent ordinance a bye law of said term, We have confessed judgment for $3⁰⁰five each ^in the Police Court of Winchester^exclusive of costs, the latter being $4⁵⁰~~each~~ against each of us, The violation of the Law was not willful, and we respectfully ask a remission of the fine, and we promise to do no more firing except ~~against~~ we do it in defending our State. Your compliance will oblige Your friend,

Jas Flanagan

Winchester July 9' 1861
To His Excelency B. Magoffin

I have received the within petition & know it to be true. & hope your Exsellency will remit the fines Our Lincolnites are terribly afraid of ~~for~~ guns They disturbs their dreams & they see grim visaged harried war in everything. yet ~~will~~ we will eventually serve up southern rights notwithstanding our inglorious defeat, please remit the fine

Jas Husker

Winchester Ky July 9" 1861
Grant Green Eqr
Dr Sir

Will do you me the kindness to present the enclosed to his Excll Gov Magoffin. You will see from it, that I have violated ~~the peace & dignity~~of an ordinance of my goodly village, which I need hardly assure you was unintentional, My nephew G F Whitehead was particeps in the matter we will be [...] $9⁰⁰ ^costs^ exclusive of the fine of $3⁰⁰ each. It is a small matter, but $6⁰⁰ is now as much as $20. was 6 months since. Your attention will oblige.

Your friend
Jas Flanagan

Remitted
B M

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