Petition

Walter Jennings 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
MG20-49
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-0990
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FTP Identifier
32209398

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Dates
1861
1861-04-09
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Walter Jennings 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-0001-020-0990 (November 14, 2026).

[Page 1]

To His Excellency
B Magoffin
Governor of Ky.

Your Petitioner Walter Jennings would respectfully state that he is confined in the work house in the city of Louisville — on account of his a fine for a breach of the peace — On the [...] day of [...]1861 he was tried in the City Court of Louisville for a fight with [...] McGuire — He was not in fault — it was a small matter, no serious injury was done — but your Petitioner was fined $25, & costs — He is very poor & has a wife & two small children who will have to go to the Almshouse unless your petitioner is released.

He prays the Clemency of your excellency to remit his fine & let him work for bread for his wife & children and he will not offend against the peace.

Walter Jennings

We the under signed unite in the prayer of this petition

W. J. Lewis,

Robert. F. Baird
J. G. Wilson
H. S. Blair
Wm A Cocky
E Campbell

W C Price
James. W. Osborne
Robert Miller
Thos,, Rush
T H Crawford
W, C, D, Whips

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Please direct answer to Michl. Murphy
Louisville
Kentucky

Louisville Cirt Ct

Remitted
B. M

$25. } Breach
Walter Jennings

IssdApr. 9. 1861