Robert F. Baird and J. H. Price to Beriah Magoffin
- Place of Creation
- Louisville, Jefferson 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
- MG21-64 to MG21-65
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1218
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209626
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- Dates
- 1861-07-18
Citation
Robert F. Baird and J. H. Price 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-0001-020-1218 (November 13, 2026).
To His Excellency B. Magoffin the Governor of Kentucky —
Your Excellency is hereby informed that the Undersigned Robert F. Baird & J. H. Price Citizens of Louisville and attorneys at Law, became the sureties of one Joseph Willett who was charged with "setting up a Lottery" in this city contrary to law — And who was required to give Bail to answer in the sum of OneHundredDollars-
They further State that said Willett defaulted and failed to appear and the onus of the Bond falls upon the undersigned —
They further State that the charge was of so insignificant consequences that it ^was^ dismissed upon the calling of the Indictment against Willett —
Your Petitioners think as the indictment agst. Willett was dismissed that they ought to be relieved of their Bond as bail in Said case —
They therefore earnestly pray your Excellency to remit the Forfeiture in the case of the commth vs Joseph Willett, so far as R. F. Baird & J. H. Price is are concerned —
Robert F. Baird
J. H. Price
We the undersigned ask your Excellency to remit the Forfeiture alluded to —
W S. Ward
John Joyes
(see next page)
J. W. Allen D. C
F. B. Jones D M
Wm Shryock D C
H. S. Johnston D. M
The case against Willett was dismissed, and from information which I have learned since, the Indictment, was returned; Comes about the characters of the informers, I think the prayer of petitioners should be Granted
W. G. Reasor
Remitted
B. M
Louisville City Ct
$100 } Recog
Baird & Price
Isd