Petition

J. Sellers et al. to Beriah Magoffin

1861-09-30

Date of Creation
September 30, 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
MG21-306 to MG21-307
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-1370
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32209778

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1861-09-30
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J. Sellers et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-09-30, 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-0001-020-1370 (November 13, 2026).

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Covington Ky Sept 30th 1861

To the Governor of Ky Your Petitioners who were on the Jury that sentanced Mariah Femcond to the penetientary for one year ask and humbly solicit your honor to Grant her a repreive ^pardon^ as we believe she committed the offence she was charged with without any intention to wrong any one as she was Excited by small [...] as she confessed before us She is pregnant and her husband has left her and gone to the Army,

In compliance your petitioners will Ever pray &c

Names of Petitioners Jury men who tried the case

J. Sellers
W, A, Moxley
Hiram Bond
David Harris
F. Herrmann
F. Dresmann

N Mahan
Jos Hawlin
John A Darnell
Wm Lang
Obed Meek
Lewis Collins

W. E. Arthur, Atty Comlth- The above are the names of the Jurors who tried the case-

W, E A,

I concur with the above statement

S. C Perrin
over

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Will Govenor B Magoffin if he can concienciously please attend to the within forthwith and oblige

S C Perrin

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Kenton Cir. Ct
Mariah Femcourt
Feliny
1 yr. Penty
Pardon Issd
SepOcto. 1. 1861