Petition

D. C. Briggs et al. to Beriah Magoffin

1861-02-11

Date of Creation
February 11, 1861
Place of Creation
Logan 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
MG19-30
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-0683
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1861-02-11
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D. C. Briggs et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-02-11, 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-0001-020-0683 (December 10, 2025).

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Logan county Kentucky Feb 11th 1861
To His Excelency the Governor of Kentucky

Whereas Summerset Cooksey of Logan county Ky has been fined fined in two cases in the Cir Criminal Court of Said County the fines were assessed Some ^the charge was for selling liquor^ two or three years ^ago^ but have not been paid off. Mr Cooksey is an Aged and verry infirm man. And the Sheriff now threatening to put him in the county Jail for the fines. We therefore Humbly pray you to Reprieve Remit the fines together with the costs we believe it would be an act of Justice as well as Mercy

Respect We therefore Respectfully pray you to give the Case due Consideration with as little delay as possible the fines amount to $120.

Respectfully yours

Names
D. C. Briggs
G. N. Baugh
S, B, Morgan
John Booker
G C Penrod
B. Watkins
A Y Smith
S M ^his X mark^ Penrod
R. A. Whitescarver
A Lyons Jr
A B Hardison

Names
Alexander ^his X mark^ Hardison
W L Penrod
W H Smith
J H Fitzhugh
J J Williams
H A Pogue
Wm K Hollingsworth
B G. Williams
J. N. Steele
B A Morgan
G W Gibson
Jas M Terry

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William M. Grier
A. Morgan
G. S. Kennerly
J. W. Spauldin
W, W, Smith
F. C. Guffy
S. W. Richardson
George Briggs
Wm. K. Whitlow
J James
G. W. ^his X mark^ Stinson
W. G. Newman
J M. ^his X mark^ Hildabrand
W. A. Foulks
Rob.. Harreld
John. Hilldabrand
A. F. Hildabrand
James [Kitchen]
C O Ratcliff
J M Baird
Hugh Dinning
E. W. Thompson
A. B. Whiteaker

John Hardisson
Wm Traughber
George Waggoner
T. E. Williams

Respite 12 mo
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