Petition

Clinton Butts et al. to Beriah Magoffin

1861-01-25

Date of Creation
January 25, 1861
Place of Creation
Covington, Kenton 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
MG18-383 to MG18-384
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-0571
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FTP Identifier
32208979

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Dates
1861-01-25
1861-04-09
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Clinton Butts et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-01-25, 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-0001-020-0571 (November 13, 2026).

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Covington Jany 25th 1861
To his Excellency
Beriah Magoffin
Govenor of the State of Kentucky

We the undersigned citizens of Kenton County Ky do respectfully pray that your Honor may remit the fine of $50 imposed on Jacob Metz at the last term of the Kenton Circuit Court for carrying concealed weapons We think the case is one in which executive clemency can be justly used.

Clinton Butts
Wm E Wade
A. H. Jameson
Geo. F. Smith
Joe Clark
E. H. howard
C T Allen

Jno E Hamilton
J M Ranken
O. B. Landford
Caleb. Broomall
Henry Zell
L. D. Croninger,
Samuel. B. Laird
J. H. Brown
L C Rankin
R. G. Warrington
Wm Everson
J. Musselman
John B Carey
C A. Withers
C Beam
B W Foley

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Kenton Cir ct
Respite 12 mo
B. M
$50 } Weapons
Jacob Metz
IssdApril 9. 1861