E. P. Davis et al. to Beriah Magoffin
- Place of Creation
- Carter 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
- MG19-342
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0854
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209262
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- Dates
- 1861-03-26
Citation
E. P. Davis et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 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-0001-020-0854 (November 14, 2026).
State of Kentucky
Carter County Sct
To his Excellency B. Magoffin governor. The under signed petitioners would represent to your Excellency that Francis McGuire was fined for a breach of the penal Laws of this state by the Carter circuit the Sum of $10 Now we think that his case kneeds your clemency for these reasons. he is a poor man with a family to support and Educate and the breach of the Penal Law was a mere accident and that his are [...] walking man character is good that he is a man resepcted by his neighbors and those that Know him but times are so hard that he is unable to pay said fine, therefore we petition you to remit said fine of ten Dollars, and for such relief we shall ever pray
E P Davis
George Northercutt
Allen Duncan
S. McGable
Hiram Anglin
John T Shepherd
C. P. Savage
G. W. Everman
Wm Kitchery
B F Shepherd c
Carter Cir Ct
Remitted
B. M
$10 } Breach
F. McGuire