Petition

J. Dudley et al. to Beriah Magoffin

Place of Creation
Nelson 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
MG18-504 to MG18-505
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-0653
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32209061

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Dates
1860
1861-02-15
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Citation

J. Dudley 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-0001-020-0653 (November 14, 2026).

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To His Excellency B MaGoffin Govr of Ky

The undersigned Nelson Alley and James Ford represent that at the [...] term 1860 of the Nelson Circuit Court a Judgment was rendered against them for $500 & cash upon a forfeited recognizance for the appearance of Thomas J Montgue at Said Court who had been Indicted for Stealing a coat & pair of pantaloons from D B. Coyle

They represent that Montague was about 17 years of age of very weak mind. That he and Coyle were very intimate and had been in the habut of wearing each others clothes. That the young man did not pretend to deny taking the clothes at the time and that Coyle was anxious that he should be [re-fered]

We therefor pray your Excellency to remit Said Judgment fees & costs excepted

We Concur in this prayer

J. Dudley
James Shannon

Jno Rodman
D. B. Coyle
John Coyle
E H Chamberlin
W. S. Buford
Wm A Moore
W. H. Greenup
Midway
Ky

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Nelson Cir. Ct
$500. } For Recognizance
Remitted
B. M
Jas Ford &
Nelson Alley
IssdFeby 15th 1861