Petition

J. J. Green 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
MG20-216
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-1108
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FTP Identifier
32209516

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Dates
1861-04
1861-05-23
1861-05-22
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Citation

J. J. Green 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-0001-020-1108 (November 14, 2026).

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To his Excellency Beriah Magoffin Governer of Kentucky

The Petition of the undersigned, would respectfully represent that in April last he had an altercation with one Robert Garrey- in which angry words were used — whereupon the Said Garrey Struck Petitioner twice with a heavy hickory kane and this before any ^still^ demonstration was made by Petitioner After w which Petitioner — endeavored to Avenge the blows- when mutual friends interfered- and Petitioner did not lay his hand upon Garrey by reason of the interference Garrey and Petitioner were tried for a breach of the peace before E. Lusby a Justice of the Peace of Owen — and a Jury impanneled who rendered a verdict fining both Garrey & Petitioner $9.25 & costs Judgment was rendered on the verdict execution issued and is now in the hands of P. H. Smith marshall of the Town of Owenton — Your Petitioner prays Executive Clemency and that Said fine be remitted & as in duty bound &c

J. J. Green —

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I was present at the trial of J. J. Green & Robert Garry on a warrant for breach of the Peace-

I heard all the proof on the trial — and the facts — as I understand them- as [...] on were in Substance as Stated in the within Petition

May 23rd 1861

A. P. Graves

Owen J. P.
Petition to Governor


$925 } Misdemeanor

Remitted
B M

J. J. Green
IssdMay 22. 1861