Legal/Financial

H. J. Campbell, Affidavit

1861-09-17

Date of Creation
September 17, 1861
Place of Creation
Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Legal/Financial
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
MG21-397
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-1432
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32209840
People
Campbell, Henry J.
McAfee, John J.
McDowell, William
Places
Kentucky
Nicholasville, Kentucky
Organizations
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Jessamine Circuit Court
Dates
1861-08-05
1861-09-17
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Citation

H. J. Campbell, Affidavit, 1861-09-17, 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-0001-020-1432 (November 12, 2026).

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The undersigned States that he has heard what he thinks and regard as all the legitimate evidences & circumstances attendant on the case of the Commonwealth of Ky. agt John J. McAfee for now pending in the Jessamine Circuit Courtfor alledged shooting atWm McDowellwith intent to kill in the town of Nicholasvilleon the 5th day of August 1861 — & ^in^ his judgement & opinion he considers & regards the Bail of said McAfee of $4000 — as fined by the examining Court at his trial — as an excessive & exorbitant Bail — & he further thinks from evidences & manifestations in the Community both before & Since his said trial & up to the present time-that the personnal appearance of said McAfee in this Community on account of the prejudice & excitement against him [...] would be accompanied with hazard & peril of his life

Nicholasville Ky
Septr 17. 1861 —

H, J, Campbell Presiding Judge
Jessamine County Court