H. C. Lilly et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1860-11-13
- Date of Creation
- November 13, 1860
- Place of Creation
- Jackson 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
- MG17-162 to MG17-163
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0208
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- 32208618
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Citation
H. C. Lilly et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1860-11-13, 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-0001-020-0208 (November 14, 2026).
To his Excellency the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
Your Petitioners Citizens of Jackson County Ky Respectfully sheweth that at the present term of the Jackson Circuit Court Newton J Hews a citizen of said county was found gulty under an Indictment in said Court for driving along the public road in said County for more than Eight miles fifty sheep without having them marked & branded as required by law & fined one hundred Dollars & cost,
They state that from the proof in the Case no person was injured by reason of said sheep being drove along the road as stated they further state they are satisfied that said Hughes & the persons engaged in driving said sheep for him did not know that it was Contrary to law to drive said sheep the distance named ^without marking or branding^ & consequently no intention to violate the law was intended, that Hughes is comparatively a poor man ^and hard run^ & if he is compelled to pay said fine he will be seriously injured, that he is a good citizen and ought to be relieved from the payment of the fine, wherefore in view of the whole case they ask your excellency to remit said fine they really think that the payment
of the fees & cost in the case will be a sufficient punishment against Hughes — & the example made of him will be a sufficient warning to others in this County to compel them to observe the law in such cases
H. C. Lilly Estill
Thos H Carson
W. H Wilson
Franklin Faubus
R Runyon
Harrison Fleming
H J Clark
J. Newcum
John Stephens J P J C
Hardin Alsan
John Farmer
Robert Hays
John Reece
Isaac Hacker
T I Cornelisen
R E Nichols
Jas Wood
J, H, Durham
M Cehron
Milton Pigg
Mathias Seaborn
J K Seal
Robt Ramsey
Cornelius Moor
gotfrey Isaacks
J C Morriss
Henry Faubus
D. S. Jones
Calvin Mchafery
Spielman Isaacs
Hugh ODonnell
A G Ward
will isaacs
W H Randall
McKee
Gov Magoffin
I have no doubt but N J Hugh acted ignorantly in driving his lot of sheep upon a public road in this county with out putting the point on Said markers upon them as required by the revised statutes if he had known what was required I have no doubt but he would have complied with it there are but few who know the provision and the penalty is very severe I hope you will remit the fine yours respt
Granville Pearl
Sam J Fanley
John Dishman
Citizens of Jackson County Kentucky
To } Petition for Remission of fine of $100 agst N. J. Hughes
Governor of Kentucky
Jackson Cir. Ct
Respite 12 mo
B. M
$100 } Midsemeanor
H. J. Hews
Issd