Petition

James S. Fulton to Beriah Magoffin

1861-01-02

Date of Creation
January 2, 1861
Place of Creation
Franklin 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
MG18-170
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-0430
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32208838

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Dates
1859-10
1861-01-02
1861-01-02
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James S. Fulton to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-01-02, 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-0001-020-0430 (November 13, 2026).

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To His Excellency B MaGoffin Govr of Ky

Your Petitioner James S Fulton admr Jno Sacra States that at the Octr term 1859 of the Franklin Circuit Court a fine was rendered against Said Sacra for $40= for permitting his negro man Peter to hire his own time to other persons

He States that the proof on Said law was that the witness [...] employed Peter to make a Batten door and this was all that was proved

The Said Sacra is dead and his estate is oppressed with debts and he is desirous of closing the estate

James S Fulton
admr J C Sacry

I was attorney for Jno Sacra in the above named cause and my recollection is that Peter did some Small amount of Carpenter work for the witness. I Can State that the negro Peter has lived with me and a more peacable and obedient negro I never saw

Jno Rodman
Jany 2. 1861.

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Franklin Cir. ct

Petition of J. S. Fulton
admr Jno. C. Sacra
to Govr of Ky.

Remitted
B. M.

IssdJany 2d 1861