Petition

O. H. Ward et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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
MG19-466
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-0922
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FTP Identifier
32209330

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Dates
1861-04-03
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O. H. Ward 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-0001-020-0922 (November 13, 2026).

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To his Excellency Beriah M'Goffin Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky We your petitioners living in the Counties of Breathitt & Wolfe Respectfully represent to your honor That one Alexander Pelfry now confined in the penitentiary for the crime of Grand Larceny was condemed to confinement for the shortest term known to the laws has some 3 or 4 months to serve he has left here a distressed and desolate family here having to live upon charity, and the feelings of his neighbors and others here feel that the time he has served ought to effect a reformation in the man we whose names are hereunto subscribed respectfully Solicit executive interference and ask a matter of Sympathy for a distressed wife & children that your honor will pardon the balance of his term for further particulars we your petitioners refer to Wm Day and the honorable keeper of the penitentiary your petitioners will ever pray

Petitioners names
O. H. Ward
Hiram Wood
Luke Wood
John noble
J, C, [...]
Eligha Puckett
Joseph Sewell
A. S, vancleve
B. G. Puckett
Warren Tolson
B. F. Sewell
Dennis Brewer
Henry Pence

Petitioners names
G. W. Calmes
J,, P,, Shackelford
James coldiron
Thomas Sewell
William L Hurst
Trey Noble
Jery king
John Fyry
Hasan Smith
A Burchfield
Samuel H Hurst

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Cershas Holson
Nathan Day
[...][...]
[...] grubbs
Wm Simkins
rufus Grisgby

Owsley Cir Ct
Issue pardon
B. M
Alex. Palfry
Grand Larceny
One yr
Penty.


Issd. Apr. 3d. 1861