Thomas Strong et al. to Beriah Magoffin
- Place of Creation
- Liberty, Casey 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
- MG18-489
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0644
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209052
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Citation
Thomas Strong et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 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-0001-020-0644 (November 14, 2026).
To the Honourable Beriah Magoffin
Governor of Kentucky,
The under signed, Your petitioner respectfully prays. That on the
The parties were immediately arrested and tryed for a breach of the peace. The decision of the case was one of unusual rigour against your petitioner confineing him to jail 7 days and fineing him 12 and 1/2 dollars, and the costs.
The imprudant conduct of your petioner ^He was imprisoned 7 days^ springing from a christmas spree, your petitioner respectfully asks your honour to remitt the fine
Thomas Strong Liberty Casy Co, Ky
Hiram Thomas County Atto who prosecuted the petitioner
Winston Bowman
Judg of the County ^Courts^
Joel Sweeney clk c c c
W.. F.. Napier
R. P. Murphy
Asa Bryan S. C. C
C. M. Whipp D. C. C. C
R. D. Snow
R. C. Smyth
W. S Fair
John [Small]
Robert Williams
Winston Bowman Jr
Edwin Wilkinson
Joseph Bell
T J [...]
Robert Allen
Royal Wilkinson
H L Borders
James Clements
Harel Woodrum
Jas Lu
P Portman
Jas Allen Jr
Wm Ferris
Jo M Nappier
Thos Moore
Thomas Napier
C. Wilshit Jr
J W Morris
Jn Morris —
Geo Murphy
G B Lanham
T W Wash
W J Murphy
George W Moore
John Wm Whipp
W Hatfield
John W Moore
William Thompson
James M [lambert]
Frank Wolford
O D Jasper
Jams Wheler
Hary Clark
Casey Co
J P
Remitted B. M.
$121/2. & 7 days imprisonment
Thos. Strong
Issd