Petition

H. C. Fitzpatrick to Beriah Magoffin

1861-08

Date of Creation
August 1861
Place of Creation
Prestonsburg, Floyd 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
MG21-253 to MG21-254
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-1340
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FTP Identifier
32209748

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Dates
1861-08
1861-05
1861-06
1861-09-14
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H. C. Fitzpatrick to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-08, 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-0001-020-1340 (February 12, 2026).

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Prestonburg Ky
Aug. [...] 1861
To His Excellency
Beriah Magoffin

Your Petitioner H, C, Fitzpatrick would represent that at the May or June term of the Floyd Circuit court an Abolitionist or submisionist was making a speech in the court House, advocating sentiments contrary to the well being of our institutions and your Petitioner in a voice a little above conversational said (Damn you) you are no better than a Lincoln ab negro [...] for which he was indicted the Grand Jury being then in session he says he said the words under the excitement of

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the moment, but did not inten^d^ to be uprorious or to disturb the peace, He says he immediately left the court House and has ever since cherishted the same feelings but has acted with discretion & prudence, and moderation and will so continue to think and act Wherefore he prays your Excellency to remit the same and in duty he will ever pray

H, C, Fitzpatrick

We the undersigned heard the utterances of Mr Fitzpatrick & for which he was indicted Mr Fitzpatrick is a gentleman but was very Much excited at the speech for it was one of abuse against slave holders We hope your excellency will pardon the offense as he has not yet been fined

J M Elliott
J M Burns

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Floyd Cir. Ct
Indictment
Breach of Peace
Remit
H. C. Fitzpatrick
IssdSept 14. 1861