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Petition

W. T. Shank et al. to Beriah Magoffin

1861-09-27

Document details

Date of Creation: September 27, 1861
Place of Creation: Louisville, Jefferson 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: MG21-403 to MG21-404
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-020-1437
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FTP Identifier: 32209845

Mentioned in this document

People: Messick, Alfred; Monroe, Andrew; Schmidt, Augustus G.; Magoffin, Beriah; Baum, George B.; Evans, H.; McDermott, James; Sandefur, John H.; Clement, Joseph; Wolfe, Nathaniel; Dennis, T. E.; Shank, W. T.; Baum, William J. C.; Campbell, William P.
Places: Louisville, Kentucky
Organizations: Louisville City Court
Dates: 1861-09-27; 1861-09-30

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W. T. Shank et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-09-27, 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-0001-020-1437 (November 12, 2026).

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Louisville, Ky, Sept 27^th 1861
To the Honorable B. Magoffin
Your Excellency

We the undersigned do most respectfully petition for the remittance of a fine, which has been forfeited by the disappearance of J. H. Sandifur. The security was given by T. E. Dennis in good faith, and he being unable to pay the amount, solicits that it may be annulled

W T Shank
H Evans
A. Messick

A. G. Schmidt
Wm J. C. Baum M. D.
James McDermott

Jos,, Clement,

Andrew Monroe
W P Campbell
$100. amt of Judgment

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Louisville City Ct
$100. } Recog
T. E. Dennis

Iss Sept 30 1861

Respite 12 Mo^s B. M.