Petition

E. R. Ray et al. to Beriah Magoffin

1861-03-13

Date of Creation
March 13, 1861
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
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MG19-125
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-0721
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Dates
1861-02-05
1861-03-13
1861-04-05
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E. R. Ray et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-03-13, 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-0001-020-0721 (November 14, 2026).

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To his Excellency B Magoffin
Governor of Kentucky.

We whose names are hereto Subscribed are Citizens of Clinton Ky and state that Some time about Christmas last, John C Akin who is a very Steady and inoffensive Citizen of Our town. was visited in the night time by a man of said town and threatened very severly. and in the next day Said John C Akin hapened to meet with this individual who again made use of threats &c. upon which said Akin Struck at him and Missed him for which offense said Akin was was arrested tried and fined the sum of fifteen Dollars besides costs. which trial was had befor Judge W F Boon the 5 day of February 1861.

We would further state that said Akin is a man of a family and very poor and is in bad health he is a mechanic and it is all that he can do to make a support for himself & family. and we think that the fine was exessive and that it would be a Great relef to him & family that you Remit the Same & injustice would not be done to the Commonwealth. March 13. 1861.

Your Respectfully

J. H. Henderson

E. R Ray.
S W. Remmick

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A. J. Burton
A H Jordan
T L Dodge
Robert O. Cresak
J. E. Ashley
J. C. Moore
W. A. Owsley
G W Jordan
J. R. Watson
N. T. Keannard
J R Bugg
Joseph Bowman
Ison..H.Tanham
J H W Gutave
Wm Smallhouse
H.. L.. Bails
J. Reaves
John
John M Stoner D. D. T
G. W. Day

Hickman Co Ct
Remitted
B. M.
$15 } Breach
J. C Akin
IssdApr. 5. 1861