R. V. Rowland, Sr. et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-01-05
- Date of Creation
- January 5, 1861
- 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
- MG18-77 to MG18-78
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0376
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208784
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Citation
R. V. Rowland, Sr. et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-01-05, 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-0001-020-0376 (November 13, 2026).
To his Excellency The Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
We the undersigned citizens of Calloway & Marshall Counties would respectfully represent to your excellency That at a late term of the Calloway county Equity & Criminal court Josiah. P. Starks a citizen of Marshall county was convicted of breach of the peace and fined the sum of $28 50/100 dollars. we would represent that said Starks resides some [...] miles from Murray the county sea[t] of calloway when the judgment was rendered and was sick and unable to attend court at the time of trial, we would further represent to your Excellency that said Starks is a poor man with a large family and ordinarily a peaceable, and quiet, citizen, For these among other considerations we would most earnestly reccommend his case as one worthy to receive Executive
Interposition, and hope your Excellency will grant the prayer of your humble petitioners by immediatley remitting said fine for which we ever pray &c
R V Rowland Snr
R V Rowland Jnr
H. W. Williams
Solomon. Williams
John Connar
P. S. Pace
[...]m P Cope
L, F, Starks
James Williams
S. P. Stark
C Wolf
James Goheen
J. E. Goheen
J, R, Gee
J. Mchaly
W. H. Story
Jas, Jones
H. K. Lindsey
L. H. Starks
Jno. L. Irvan
W, T, Jones
J. R. Spilman
A. J. Cope
J, W, Ferguson
W. H. Covington
J [...][Wable]
J. B. Graham
J A gray
S R Barders
Daniel Pace
S,, E Clark
J. H Skaggs
G,, H,, Covington
Will W Curd
R M Puckett
W H Dernott
N G Gibson
W,, H,, Anderson
Wm M Starks
E, C, Brady
B. M
William lindsey
J. C. Gowen
John Anders
Calloway
E & C Ct
$28 50/100 } Breach
J. P. Starks
Remission Issd