G. B. Rains to Beriah Magoffin
1861-01-18
- Date of Creation
- January 18, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Whitley 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
- MG18-318
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0528
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208936
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Citation
G. B. Rains to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-01-18, 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-0001-020-0528 (November 14, 2026).
Whitley C. H. Ky
To His Excellency Beriah Magoffin
your Petitioner S. B. Rains would respectfully represent that on the [...] day of
Your Petitioner would further represent that at the time the horse was killed that he was so drunk that he does not recollect one think about the transaction but supposed he killed the horse or at least that was the proff upon the trial
Your Petitioner would further represent that he has lost the horse which was worth $75 — and thinks it very ^hard^ that because he got drunk and went crazy and killed his own horse that he have a $25 — fine to pay in addition to the loss of Horse which was great enough he is a very Poor man and has a large family Dependant upon him for their Support and it
presses him hard to keep his family something to eat these hard times and if made pay the aforesaid fine he fears they will Suffer
The premises considered the prayer of your Petitioner is that you remit said fine for which he will ever feel gratful and further promises to not get drunk and act the fool as he has this time
G. B. Rains says he believes the Statements in the foregoing Petition are true
G. B. Rains
We the undersigned concur in the Statements & prayer of Petitioner of G. B. Rains & hope your Excellency will remit the fine
James Adkins
}deputy Sheriff
R. Boyd
Samuel Denham
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H. W. Hogan M. D.
Dr. Leforce
R B Clark, M. D.
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T. E. Burch B L
W. A. Champlin
A. J. Curd
S P Browner
Respite 12 mo
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