John McAnder to Beriah Magoffin
- Place of Creation
- Kenton 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
- MG18-506
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0654
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209062
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Citation
John McAnder 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-0001-020-0654 (November 13, 2026).
To his Excellency
B Magoffin Gov. of Ky
The undersigned respectfully states that he was fined at the last term of the Kenton Circuit Court he was fined $50- for illegal voting and states that he has resided in the city of covington 13 years and has been a voter there most of that time and has been a law abiding citizen and having been in the habit of voting at all city Elections at the city Hall the precinct for voting in his ward at the ise city Hall as at City Election not thinking or Knowing of the precinct arrangment for state Elections and voted there instead of at another preinct in his district. And states that he was a good voter in the same district but not at the precinct where he voted That he did not vote illegally Knowingly or with any wrong intention. He prays your Excellency to remit so much of the fine above named as your Excellency has controll over as in duty he will ever pray —
John McAnder
The statements of the above petition are substantially true and we hope your Excellency will grant the prayer thereof
S A Cambron
W D Holt
John R. Ricke
W. O. Hoskins
Petition of John McAnder for remission of fine
Kenton Cir Ct
Remitted
B. M
$50 } Illegal voting
Issd
