James D. Webb et al. to Beriah Magoffin
- Place of Creation
- Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky
- 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
- MG17-56
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0138
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208548
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- Dates
- 1860-11-13
Citation
James D. Webb et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 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-0001-020-0138 (November 13, 2026).
To his Excelencey Buriah Macgoffin
Govr of the commonwealth of Kentucky
this Petition Respectfully Sheweth that Mr G. W Collins a citizen of the town of Danville was fined By the Police Judg of Said town the Sum of five $5,88 Dollars & 88cts for a Breach of the Peace — and as we are conversant with the care & Know there was no disturbance of the peace & that mr Collins was induced to confess a Judgment without fully knoing his rights & that the fine perhaps would not have been aflicted had the matter been investigated — — therefore we pray that Said fine of five Dollars ^88 cts^be remited & that the Said Collins be released for Ever from the payment of the Same
Jas. D. Webb. D. D.
B. Fishback
M. Newbey
P. R. Bissell
Thos Cook
John, R, Figg
M G Russel
H, C, Swift
Rev S. P. Bowlen
T. T. Taylor
Geo W C Spears Jr
H B Starrwood P. B.
Hon J H Burton
Steven T. Neil
H, Terey
J. G. Russell
Samuel, S, Moore
S. B. Davis
John F. Virden
Jas P, Baldrick
Jackson Davis
$5 88/100 } breach
G W. Collins
Issd
Remitted
B M