L. M. Cox to James F. Robinson

Accession Number

KYR-0001-029-0134

Document Genre

Correspondence

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

R3-206 to R3-207

Place of Creation

Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Kentucky

Date of Creation

15 December 1862

Dates Mentioned

1862-12-15

1863-01-15

FlemingsburgDec^r 15^th 1862
To His Excellency James F. Robinson —
Gov. of Kentucky
Dear Sir

I enclose herewith the verified petition of William Beaucamp as also a petition signed by a good number of his neighbours asking your Excellency to reprieve said Beaucamp from the prosecution two Indictments pending against him in the Fleming Circuit Court. And I would respectfully state that I am personally acquainted with Beaucamp and all or nearly all the persons who have signed his petition — I was also to some extent cognizant of the affray between Beaucamp and Keithly — and I am of the opinion that Beaucamp tells the truth about it in his petition — I moreover believe that his prosecution is not desired, and that as he desires to leave the state I respectfully unite with others a in praying your Excellency to reprieve him — Beaucamp is a mechanic, industrious and respectable — with a large and helpless family of little children — Keithly is a very disreputable, bad man — I trust you will consider it consistent with your duty to reprieve Beaucamp —

I am Dear Sir
Your ob^t Serv^t
L. M. Cox

L M Cox letter & Pettn

His Excellency Jas. F. Robinson
Gov. of Ky,
Frankfort
Ky.

Examined
The grounds for relief in this case are all reliable before a Jury & will in all probability there avail — It is a very dangerous exercise of Executive power to omit the trial by jury. Surely no ground that it is inconvenient to the accused to await & atttend the trial — The Executive in my opinion should not interfere in the [present] prosecution of this case

J F Robinson
15 Jany 63

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