John Y. Wallace to James F. Robinson

Accession Number

KYR-0001-029-0526

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

R4-335

Place of Creation

Metcalfe County, Kentucky

Date of Creation

20 August 1863

Dates Mentioned

--05

1863-08-20

1863-08-27

To
His Excellency the Governor of Kentucky. Your petitioner would respetctifully State the following facts to you hopinng that after a due consideration of the premises. You may be induced to lend him a helping hand by the power that is invested in you as Goveror of Said State.

Samuel H. Richardson States that at the May Term of the Metcalf equity & criminal Court there was a Judgement of Said Court rendered against Said Richardson for retailing Spiritous liquors without licence and a fine $20⁰⁰ assessed against him. he States that Said Judgement was rendered against him in his absence. He haveing been mistaken in the Term of Said Court. that If he had been at Said Court with his witnesses ~~that~~ he would have been ampply able to have proven his innocence. that he had no opportunity of cross Examening the witnesses against him that the whole proceedings were Commenced and Carried through to a Judgement by some malicious enemies of his. Wherefore he prays that you remit Said fine with the Costs there on.

I John Y Wallace
Judge of the Metcalf County Court and well acquainted with Samuel H Richardson and Knowing the facts Contained in the above petition to be true. would respectfully Solicit your excellency to remit Said fine and Cost as an act of Justice to an honorable man and law abideing Citizen

Given under my hand this 20^th day of August 1863

John Y Wallace J M C C

Metcalfe Eq. Ct
$20 } Liquor

Fine remitted
J F Robinson

Sam^l H. Richardson
Iss^dAug 27 1863

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