Petition

S. C. Perrin et al. to Beriah Magoffin

1861-05-14

Date of Creation
May 14, 1861
Place of Creation
Covington, Kenton 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
MG20-229 to MG20-230
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-1118
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32209526

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Dates
1861-05-14
1861-03
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S. C. Perrin et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-05-14, 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-0001-020-1118 (November 13, 2026).

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Covington Ky May 14th 1861
To the Honourable B Magoffin Governor of Kentucky

Your Petitioners would respectfully represent to your Excellency that a boy by the name of Patrick Nolan was convicted at the last Term of the Kenton Court at March Term 1861 of Breaking into a house and taking there from some sigars and cinnamon for which he was sentenced to the State Penitentiary for one year Now your petitioners would respectfully represent to your honour that they are satisfied that the said Patrick Nolan who is only 14 years old was caught in bad company ^with^ some wicked young Men and that the said Young Men whose names we will not Mintion done the wicked deed and Gave him the stolen property and that it was done with a design to Effect their own Escape which they did, and owing to the fact that he has a good father & Mother residing here and are Much afflicted on account of their boy that they have tried to raise honestly, and believing that he has suffered Enough for nothing they Earnestly solicit your honour to Grant him a reprieve and your Petitioners will Ever pray &C

Names of Petitioners
S. C Perrin,
J B S Emerson
J Scott
J. M. Casey
B B [Williams]
C H Seymour

Henry Maussed

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We the undersigned Petitioners were on the jury that convicted Patrick Nolan and join in the foregoing Petition

P Longshore
John Hood
R, L, Steers
S. H. Stout sr
Elkin Lightfoot
E S moore
M J Wesner
Elisha. A. Williams
G. S. Light
Frank Knoll

State of Kentucky
Kenton Circuit Court Clerks office
May 16th 1861

The above named ten persons were on the Jury that convicted Patrick Nolan, and I concur in the statements of the petition

N. B. Stephens clerk
Kenton Circuit Court
C J Blackburn
L. F. Daugherty
Henry Lenba
G. W. Ball
Jos Zarges
John B Casey
J. C. Bryan
Jo W. Kyle

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I do not know the fact in this case yet I know the boy and think from his age that the very worst use to which his time can be put is confinement in the Penitentiary I hope the Govr will pardon him at once

B W Foley

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Nolans case
Pen Covington