Petition

N. S. Pryor and E. P. Thomas to Beriah Magoffin

1861-02-20

Date of Creation
February 20, 1861
Place of Creation
Henry 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
MG18-409
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-0593
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32209001

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Dates
1858-04
1861-02-20
1861-04-04
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N. S. Pryor and E. P. Thomas to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-02-20, 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-0001-020-0593 (November 13, 2026).

[Page 1]

To his Excellency Gov Magoffin

Your Petitioners state that F Roberts & W Roberts of Henry County were indicted in two instances at the April term of the Henry Circuit Court 1858.and are fined in one case two hundred Dolls and in the other Sixty Dolls — executions are now on the hands of the Sheriff on the Judgments —

We state that both of the Roberts are young men and are we learn industrious citizens. that they are now sober study [...] and we feel will not again violate the laws — we hope you will remit the fines

Feby 20th 1861

N S Pryor
E. P. Thomas

Throwing the cases above mentioned to be meritorious in their claim for Executive clemency, I cheerfully concur in the foregoing petition.

James G. Leach

[Page 2]

Henry Cir Ct
Remitted B. M
$200. & $60.
F & W Roberts
IssdApr 4 1861