Correspondence

W. H. Calvert to James W. Tate

1861-07-24

Date of Creation
July 24, 1861
Place of Creation
Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Correspondence
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
MG21-100
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-1241
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FTP Identifier
32209649

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Dates
1861-07-24
1861-07-08
1858-03
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W. H. Calvert to James W. Tate, 1861-07-24, 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-0001-020-1241 (November 14, 2026).

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Princeton Ky July 24th 1861
James W Tate Esqr
Dear sir

Yours of July the 8th is before me, requesting more information in regard to the case against George Jenkins & W H Calvert A[...] of John T Calvert The case was originally an Indictment against D B Calvert for an affray and was Tried at the march Term of our court 1858. and the comth recovered a Judgement against him for $300.00 and D. B Calvert Took on appeal and J. T. Calvert and George Jenkins went his security upon the Bond D B Calvert was killed in two days after Executing the appeal Bond, his securities prosecuted the appeal — The record was lost or mislayed in the court of appeals so that the same could not be found when it was called up for trial, and the court dismissed the appeal after which the attorney for the comth brought [not] on the appeal Bond, and before Judgement was had I petitioned the govornor and he released the securities upon said Bond and the [...] of the Govornor has never come to bond at the last June term of our court

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The case of the comth v Jenkins and J T Calverts [...] upon said Bond came up for trial The Remitter of the Govornor was placed in Bar of the action against said securities- But it was not here and could not be filed a demurrer was entered against the answer which was sustained by the court and an appeal was prayed and we need the remitter to file in the court of appeals in order to perfect the record that the action of the govornor may be Judicially examined by the court But I am compelled to send the partial Record in said case to the office of the clerk of the court of appeals by the same Mail that I send this to you so that it may be filed in time please file the remitter in the case in the court of Appeals for me when you find it- I have been somewhat particular in discribing the case, according to your request But if I have faild I refer you to the record which will be filed in the court of Apeals when you find the case please make me out two coppys file one in the case in the court of appeals, and send me the other as I will have to file it in the court here under [...]

W H Calvert