Correspondence

E. P. Campbell to A. J. James

1861-01-14

Date of Creation
January 14, 1861
Place of Creation
Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Correspondence
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
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MG18-398
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-0584
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1861-01-14
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E. P. Campbell to A. J. James, 1861-01-14, 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-0001-020-0584 (November 13, 2026).

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E. P. CAMPBELL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
PRINCETON, KY.
Princeton, Ky. January 14 1861
A. J.. James Esqr
Frankfort Ky
Dr Sir

A petition will be presented to the Governor in a few days may be sent up by Willis B Matchen representative from Caldwell and Lyon — asking the Governor to remit and release the sureties of Daniel B Calvert from an Appeal Bond executed by Daniel B Calvert to the Commonwealth for ($300) a Judgment rendered against him in the Caldwell Circuit Court on an Indictment and Charge of an Affray" from which Calvert prayed and Obtained an appeal and executed Bond and the appeal has been twice dismissed in the Court of appeals for failure to file the record in 60 days" after the Bond was executed D.. B.. Calvert was Killed and his sureties failed to prosecute the appeal and after Dismissal — in court of appeals I instituted suit against the sureties in the appeal Bond to recover the $300 and cost — and I am now prose

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citing a suit against them on the Bond and the Object of the petition is to release Calverts sureties in the appeal Bond I hope you will present if possible the Governor interposition and release of the Sureties in the Bond untill I can recover judgment on the Bond.. I do not like to be Chiseled out of my fees and Calverts sureties ought to pay the whole Bond and Cost — Send me Copy of the Order dismissing the appeal the last time.. I have the first Order dismissing the appeal case D. B.. Calvert vs Commonwealth

Your Very Truly

E.. P.. Campbell

Mr Campbell is Comths attorney — It is desired that this shall be considered with any Petition that may be presented for the sureties as a remonstrance

A. J. James Atto Genl