Petition

D. M. Atkeson 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
MG21-129
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-1259
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FTP Identifier
32209667

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Dates
1861-05
1861-07-30
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Citation

D. M. Atkeson 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-0001-020-1259 (November 13, 2026).

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To his Excellency Beriah Magoffin Govenor of the State of Kentucky your humble petitioners ^T. L. Prater^ would respectfully State that Some time in may he was fined by J. M Adams ^$7.87^ a Justice of the Peace for Magoffin County Kentucky for profane Swearing & Contempt of Court So says the charge, your Petitioner would State your petitioner would state that he believes the charge to be unjust. Samuel Salyers & Stephen Howard States the same both being present at the time the said Prater should have committed the said offence. He refuses to pay said fine believing it as aforesaid to be unjust and humbly begs your excellency to remit the same promising never to be guilty of an offence as charged against him $5.90

D. M. Atkeson

J. M. Atkeson
James Wood
andrew Y Patter
John Samuels
Jeff. Ward
Benjamin Hammon
James. F. Bailey
BenJamiene howard son
Wm. Hignite
Thomas Brooks
Able Caudill
Ribin Patrick
John Prater
John W Patrick

David D. Sublett
Abner Salyer
William R Salyer
Steven howard
David Salyer
John Salsers
BenJamiene howard
Lewis howard Esquire
Isiah Salyer
David Salyer
Ben Jamine Pucket
Daniel gullet
William Blanten
William P Prater
Wm S Adams

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Remitted
B. M.

IssdJuly 30