Braxton Clark 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
- MG19-31
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0684
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209092
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Citation
Braxton Clark 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-0001-020-0684 (November 13, 2026).
Logan County Kentucky
To His Excellency the Governor of Kentucky
Whereas Summerset Cooksey of Logan county Ky has been fined in two cases in the Criminal Court of Said County the fines amount to one Hundred And Twenty Dollars and were assessed Some two or three years ago but have not been paid off Mr Cooksey is an Aged and Verry infirm Man And the Sheriff is 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 we therefore Respectfully Solicit you to give the case due consideration with as little delay as possible Respectfully &c
Names
Braxton Clark
Ed. E. Moss
Jno. O. Sloss
J. C. Wilson
L G. Richardson
G Holoway
G [Vackin]
H. C. Craften
B Craften
H. H. Blake
Names
J M mcendderie
John M mcinderie
J. C. Fodrel
R C Beauchamp
W. D. Fortner
J J. Williams
Silas Edmondson
William Edmondson
William Madden
Eli Graham
Names
W T Craften
W W Kinge
T Mase
G Malkner
W M Ekins
A Hardison Jr
J. W. Moore
W. G. Hardison
Logan
Crim Ct
2 Jugt
each $60
J. Cooksey
Respite 12 mo
B. M.
Issd