William V. Loving et al. to Beriah Magoffin
- Place of Creation
- McLean 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
- MG17-315
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0314
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208723
Citation
William V. Loving 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-0001-020-0314 (November 12, 2026).
To his Excellency, Beriah McGoffin.
Your petitioners the subscribers would respectfully represent that the Honb. B. L. Clarke was the Security for the personal appearance of his brother Branch Clarke at the [...] term 18[...] of the McLean circuit court — that the said Branch Clarke failed to appear in discharge of his bond & the said B. L. Clarke, his only Security, made responsible for the amount of the said bond to wit $4000. The portion of the said bond viz $1200 due & owing to the Commonwealths' atty. has been secured to him. In view of the circumstances surrounding the Honb. B. L. Clarke in entering into the bond aforesaid & his pecuniary condition, we his old associates & friends respectfully pray your Excellency to remit said fine & forfeiture as to him
Wm V. Loving
B, C, Grider
A W Graham
J C Wilkins
J, R, Underwood
C W. Mcilliken
Judge Underwood &c