Henry H. Alsman to James F. Robinson

Accession Number

KYR-0001-029-0123

Document Genre

Petition

Repository

Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

Collection

Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons, Remissions, and Respites, 1862-1863

Item Location

R3-190 to R3-191

Place of Creation

Washington County, Kentucky

Date of Creation

17 November 1862

Dates Mentioned

1861-11

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1862-11-17

1862-12-04

State of Kentucky
Washington County } Sct.

The petitioner Henry H Alsman would most respectfully state to his Excellency the Governor of Kentucky James F Robinson, that at the November Term ^1861^ of the Washington Circuit Court a judgment was rendered against him in favor of the Commonwealth of Ky for Fifty dollars on a charge of Carrying "Concealed Weapons" — That when said case was called your petitioner then residing in Lincoln County Ky, was at home sick and not able to attend Court, and did not know the case was tried until the present November term of said Court when he was arrested by the Sheriff on a case issued on said Judgment and compelled to replevy the same — He states that if he had been present at the trial he could have proven himself entirely innocent of said Charge — The charge was brought against him by a man who had personal animosity against him, and it was only to avenge himself that the presentment was made — He states that he never carried a concealed deadly weapon in his life — He asks that the fine be remitted —

Henry. H. Alsman

Subscribed and sworn to before me by Henry H Alsman November 17^th 1862

R S Peters Clerk
Washington County Court

The undersigned Citizens of Washington County Ky and who reside in the neighborhood where Henry H Alsman formerly lived, state that we have known said Alsman for some time, and we have always looked upon and regarded him as a peacible quiet law abiding man, He is poor and think his case one that needs the interposition of the Executive —

William Nichols
Richard Perkins
William foster
Gorge Foster
William P Perkins
James West
John Lea
William Foster
George Kinder
James T B Goodman
George
William mcMare
Joshu alsman
Sidney Hendren
S Reynolds
Bevely Baker

Washington Cir Ct

Pettn Granted
4^th Decr 1862
J F Robinson

$50 } Weapons
H. H. Alsman
Iss^dDec^r 4. 1862

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