Petition

Lovell Head to Beriah Magoffin

1860-12-29

Date of Creation
December 29, 1860
Place of Creation
Harrodsburg, Mercer 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
MG17-258 to MG17-259
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-0276
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FTP Identifier
32208686

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Dates
1860-07
1860-12-29
1861-01-03
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Lovell Head to Beriah Magoffin, 1860-12-29, 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-0001-020-0276 (November 13, 2026).

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To his Excellency, Beriah Magoffin, Governor of the state of Kentucky:

Lovell Head makes oath to the following statements: In July last he was arraigned before the Police Court of Harrodsburg for fighting with one Bill Carter, and a judgment was entered Against him by sid Court for $20. — and costs. He states that there was no riotousness or fuss connected with fight; only a blow or two was struck in mere momentary passion. He states that he believes that he was in no-wise blameable; that he done nothing for which he ought to be fined. He states that he is a poor boy, dependent on his daily labor for a support, and that he is unable to pay the fine: That unless it be remitted by Your Excellency he will have to go to Jail. He states that he never engaged in a fight either before or since, and that it was never his intention to do anything against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth; wherefore he prays and humbly petitions Your Excellency to remit this fine.

L. Head

Sworn to before me by Lovell Head this 29th Dec. 1860.

J A Sillard J P M C

The undersigned state that they believe Lovell Head to be an honest, hard-working

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boy, and that they believe his statements above, are true; and they do humbly petition Your Excellency to remit the sd fine.

P. B Thompson
Geo. W. Tompkins
T H Buckner
Eyre Askew
B F Patterson
Turner, Bottom
J G. Carter
James Burke
Thomas B Carter
J. B. Thompson

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Harrodsburg Po. ct
Remitted
B. M
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