Lawson Rigsby to James F. Robinson

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KYR-0001-029-0305

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Petition

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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

R3-451 to R3-452

Place of Creation

Fulton County, Kentucky

Date of Creation

14 March 1863

Dates Mentioned

1863-03

1863-03-14

1863-04-28

Lawson Rigsby to James F. Robinson, 14 March 1863, Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons, Remissions, and Respites, 1862-1863, R3-451 to R3-452, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, KY. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-029-0305, (accessed April 25, 2024).

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To His Exellency J F Robinson Govener of The Commonwealth of Kentucky

Your Petitioner Lawson Rigsby a citizen of Fulton County Kentucky would most respectfully represent, that at the March term 1863 ^of the Fulton Circuit Court^ he was tried upon an Indictment for keeping a Tipling House and found Guilty by the Jury and fined the sum of Sixty Dollars, your Petitioner will say that although he may have violated the law, he was not aware of the fact at the time, and that he was acting under the advise of others who he supposed knew the law and was perfectly Satisfied that in doing what he did, he was violating no law of the State. He says that a license to keep a Tavern had been granted by the Fulton County Court to [ ] Gere and that said Gere was under said license selling liquor in a house detached from his Taven house about one Hundred yards, and that he bought out the interest of said Gere so for as the right to sell liquor was concerned and continued to sell in the same house under Gere. license, that he was advised that he had the legal right to do so and believing the advise given he never thought for a moment that he was violating the law of the state. Wherefore he asks your Exellency to remit said [...]
and as in duty bound he will ever Petition

Lawson Rigsby

State of Kentucky Fulton County } S S

This day personally appeared before the undersigned Lawson ~~Gere~~ ^Rigsby^ and made oath that the Statements in this Petition are true. Given under my hand this March 14 1863

Swor to before me Samuel Lawson P J F C C

The undersigned Citizens of Fulton County Kentucky would respectfully represent unto your Excelency that we have known the Petitioner Lawson ~~Gere~~ ^Rigsby^ for a number of years, that he is a Peaceable quiet lawabiding citizen, That we are Satisfied in selling the liquor for which he was fined, he acted in good faith and with no intention of violating the law of this State, and we respectrfully join in the Prayer of said Petition to your Excelency to remit said fine and as in duty bound we will ever Petition

Names
G. M. Millnor
B. D. Thomason
A, G, Payne
E. Cayse
R. J Holt

Names
J. H. Lawderdale
Y, J, Lane
P, N, Jarvis
W, B, Haris
W. Y. Wilson
T, B, Inconehun

R, A, Thompson
H, S, Campbell
W. S. Bucknor
Richard Allen
W. J. Cole
F, S, Wilkinson
W H Roper
J. W. Cole
M, Williams
W, Robinson
M, G, Wilson
Jos Royster
Sol Dennyers
H. W. Evrett
L, M, Dillon
N. Combs
J. Amberg
Jno, T, Fuquay
Thad, W, Thomas
E. Hawkins
John, A, Slone
T. A. Farris
James, Harmon
C. Watson
W, R, Watson
R W Grace
T Barnett
R, W, Iddson
T, B, Tylor
Q, Watson
W, D, Taylor
J, D, Henry
W. Legate

John, F, Tyler
M. Fawson
W, H, Millner
Jos, A, Fulks
Z, D, Wade
F, C. Carr
C, A, Carpenter
Y. H. Dewis
Y, H, Craig

Fulton Cir. Ct
Pettn of Lawrence Rigsby to remit fine
$60. } Tipling
Fine remitted except Ten dollars & costs
J F Robinson
Lawson Rigsley
Iss^dApril 28^th 1863.

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