Stamper Ward, Affidavit

KYR-0001-020-1922.xml

Accession Number

KYR-0001-020-1922

Document Genre

Legal/Financial

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

MG23-358

Place of Creation

Washington County, Kentucky

Date of Creation

22 May 1862

Dates Mentioned

1861-11

1862-05-22

1862-05-29

State of Kentucky
Washington County } Sct

Stamper Ward states, that at the Novmeber Term 1861 he was tried and convicted of Carrying concealed a deadly weapon; ~~that~~ and fined $50 — 00 — He states that at the time said case was tried he was a soldier in the United States army and was then in Camp and could not attend Court of that time —

He states if he had been present at the trial he could have proven himself Justifiable in carrying weapons —

He prays the interposition of the Executive that the same may be remitted —

Stamper ^his X mark^ Ward

Sworn to before me by Stamper Ward
May 22 1862 —

R S Peters
Clk W County Court —

To his Excellency
Beriah Magoffin —
Gov Ky —

Washington Cir Ct
$50 } Weapons
Stamper Ward
Iss^dMay 29 1862

Remitted
B. M.

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