Petition

James W. Cunningham et al. to Beriah Magoffin

1860-12-04

Date of Creation
December 4, 1860
Place of Creation
Athens, Fayette 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
MG18-190 to MG18-191
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-0443
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32208851

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Dates
1860-10
1860-12-04
1861-01-10
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James W. Cunningham et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1860-12-04, 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-0001-020-0443 (November 13, 2026).

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To His Excelency
Beriah MaGoffin

Whereas George W Donley Stands Adjudged before the Magistrates Court of Athens Fayette County) (S. S Grimes Presiding Justice) for the sum of fiteen dollars and Cost being the amount of a fine imposed against said Donlly in October last before the said Court for a Breach of the Peace as above, and we the undersigned Petitioners to your Excelency having known the said Donley for the last ten years and have never known him to be arrainged for any Offense against the Commonwealth, we your Petitioners thefore under the above concideration pray that you Exercise your remiting Power in his Case

December 4th 1860

Names
James. W. Cunningham C. F. C Plaintiff
William Hayes Jr
F M Awbrey
Wm Faulroner
George W Ryan
J, D, Maupins
John Harvey
H, C Awbrey
Geo W Layng
F G Anthony
Saml Crowder

Names
John Varble
A. J. Hulett
willim L Bery
C. C. Stivers
W,m,, F, Speer
Sidney Christian Juror
Ed Stivers
John W Poindexter
J P Bowling
Shelby Morton
G W McMahan

[Page 2] N. B. Johnson
A, B, Patrick
Jas W. Hudson
F J Dickerson
J J Hanks
G B Schultz
G B [...]
T. G. Hacker
S S [Sling]
W. S. Neale.
Tho. H. Barnes
Wm Stone
Wm Jennings
R, H, Johnson
Thomas Rowland
S. V. Rowland
S Wherritt
J E. Rogers
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Remited
B. M.
IsdJay 10 1861