W. H. Hughes to Beriah Magoffin
1860-11-15
- Date of Creation
- November 15, 1860
- Document Genre
- Petition
- 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
- Box / Folder
- MG17-37 to MG17-38
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0125
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208535
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- Dates
- 1860-11-15
Citation
W. H. Hughes to Beriah Magoffin, 1860-11-15, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-020-0125 (November 14, 2026).
To his Excellency Gov Beriah Magoffin
The Undersigned states that he has been fined before the Police Judge of Danville the following fines. Fifty dolars for carrying concealed deadly weapon — and Ten dollars for a Breach of the Peace — He states that he is a young man residing in Danville with a widowed mother — and that she has a large family to support — He has been frequently threatened to have his life taken, or whipped, & in consequence of these facts he did have the weapon, but with no intention to do harm to any one except he should be attacked. He is not able to pay these fines, and as he has determined to do beter in the future, and this was a transgression of the Law unexpected to him — he asks your Excellency to remit the above fines and he will ever pray &c —
W. H Hughes
This petition was sworn to before me by W H Hughes
John. Cowan Notary Public
The Undersigned respectfully petition the Governor to remit the above fines.
W C Anderson
G, R, Smith
G W. Daneghy
H Hamilton
Wm Goodloe
Marcellus Chiles
Sam P. Barten
A. S. Morrow —
Wm.S. Morrow —
A. S McGrorty
Chales Ridgeway
J, N, Williamson
M T, Chapman
James Kincaid —
Jno F. Zimmerman & Son
Fon T Fox
J. F. Bell
B. M.