J. C. Price to Beriah Magoffin
1861-02-25
- Date of Creation
- February 25, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Chesnut Grove, Shelby 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
- MG18-510
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0658
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209066
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Citation
J. C. Price to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-02-25, 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-0001-020-0658 (November 14, 2026).
Chesnut Grove
Shelby Co. Ky
January
To His Excellency Beriah Magoffin
Governor of Kentucky,
We the undersigned citizens of Shelby County and State of Kentucky do most respectfully petition your excellency to remit a fine recently imposed upon one George Bossstock an adopted citizen of this Commonwealth for the amount of Twenty Five. ($25.) Dollars, on an indictment for a breach of the Peace which we believe to be unjust and oppressive to the said George Bossstock whose conduct has been characterized by industry, honesty, and good deportment. Hoping you will give this matter your Earliest attention we subscribe ourselves, — Yours most Respectfully
J. C. Price
Wm C Price
Wm A Thompson
Loyd S Bodkin
Wm C McCannon
William H Bell
W D Bowland C S C
W. H. Mason
A. P. Hickman
J M Bullock
I understand that all the Jurors in this case except one have signed this petition & he was not seen. The Petitioners are among the cleaverst citizens of the county —
J. T. Kinkead
Andrew Price
Richard Price
B. F. Gloyde
C S White
T. J. White
James S White
H. Price C. S. C.
W. T Caplinger
S E Kinkead
Geo. W. Caplinger
P H Mason
W. S. Guthrie
James M Welman
Jas W Crawford J. P. S. C.
Joseph T Hamblen, S. S. C
Poll. H. Price
Shelby
Remitted
B. M
Isd
Geo Bosstock