Petition

J. E. Cooper et al. to Beriah Magoffin

1861-03-29

Date of Creation
March 29, 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
Box / Folder
MG19-185 to MG19-186
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-0761
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32209169

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Dates
1861-02
1861-03-29
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J. E. Cooper et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-03-29, 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-0001-020-0761 (November 14, 2026).

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To his Excellency, Gov. Magoffin of Ky.

Your Petitioners of Rowan Co respectfully Represent unto your Honor. That at Feb. Term 1861, of Rowan Cir. Court John Kissick was fined $ [...], and Sentences to Six months confinement in the County Jail, for Shooting with a Pistol with intent to kill, a man (Barney Hayden) no injury was done. There is some doubt Whether this Pistol was charged with anything except Powder — The man was not touched nor in any way injured — Your Petitioners represent that Said Kissick is a poor man, with a respectable wife & 4 Children, if he Cannot get out to Raise a Crop, his family must Suffer for the ensuing year. Will Your Excellency remit his imprisonment and let him go home to raise his Crop and attend to his family, To the request as above Your Petitioner Will ever pray &c.

March 29th 1861-
Yours &c
J. E. Cooper
Isaac E Johnson J P R C
Jas. W. Johnson S. R. C.
T J F Hargis
Chas A Ward
J P Richards
H. C. Darry
R. R. Evans
A. Keeton C. S. C.
Dixon Clack
John Hargis cty. atto.

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Rowan Cir Ct
Jno. Kissick
Acted on