A. Gross et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-02-01
- Date of Creation
- February 1, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Grant 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
- Box / Folder
- MG18-443
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0614
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209022
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Citation
A. Gross et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-02-01, 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-0001-020-0614 (November 13, 2026).
To his Exclencey B. Magoffin
Govenor of kentucky
Sir
A Jury in Grant county issued a fine of $33.00 against one B Smith for a breach of the Peace the offence was commited in Dowingsville Grant County Kentucky and was simply an affray in which no person was injured in any manner, the Said B Smith is a verry poor man with a large family dependant entirely upon him for support.
We your humble petitioners Sincerely believe it be a suitable case for the interposition of your kindness & Executive indulgence and would earnesetly petition you to remit the fine
A. Gross
Wm Jewitt
A. McGibany
Squire Childers
W. S. Ayres
W. C. Miller
P. F Hansbrough
H Gambell
James Hix
Squire Lucas
Grant Cir Ct.
Smith Berry
To } Petition
$33.
B. McGoffin Govenr of kentucky
Remitted
B. M
Issd