Eliza Moore et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-10-01
- Date of Creation
- October 1, 1861
- 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
- MG22-24 to MG22-25
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1456
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209864
- People
- Cochran, Alonzo F.
- Portwood, Ambrose
- Everslain, B. F.
- Allin, Benjamin Casey
- Magoffin, Beriah
- Allin, Bushrod W.
- Chinn, Christopher
- Moore, Eliza
- Currey, Frederick W.
- Tompkins, George W.
- Burke, James
- Kane, John
- Kane, John, Jr.
- Slavens, John, Jr.
- Pulliam, Moreau B.
- Burrus, Nathaniel H.
- Scott, Richard N.
- Ruply, Samuel
- Jones, Samuel W.
- Allin, Thomas
- Buckner, Thomas H.
- Moore, W. H.
- Hooe, William A.
- Allin, William B.
- Clark, William C.
- Cooke, William T.
- Places
- Mercer County, Kentucky
Citation
Eliza Moore et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-10-01, 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-0001-020-1456 (November 12, 2026).
To His Excellency B. Magoffin Govenor of the state of Kentucky,
Your petitioners Eliza Moore F. B Everslain, W. T. Cooke, M. B. Pulliam Samuel Ruply and James Burke, citizens of Mercer County, very respectfully represent to your Excellency, that a Judgmet has been rendered against them in the Washington Circuit Court in the sum of $400 on a forfeited recognizance of W. H. Moore & $6,50cts. costs in whiupon which a capais has issued and is now in the hands of the sheriff of Mercer County-
They state that the said W. H. Moore has a youth, & the son of the Petitioner, Eliza Moore. and was charged with larceny,. and that your petitioners became bail for his appearance at the request of and in conjunction with his sd mothers she havig indemified the other of yours petitioners by all she ownes or possesses & which is not more than sufficent to pay the said Judgment, & that if exacted by the Commonwealth [...] will take it all from her.. & leave hers pennyless — she is a woman of age & has no other property. & has no one to take care of her &. is dependant upon the little property on which the other of your petitioners hold said lien for a partial support- The boy, her
said son W. H Moore was young and inexperienced, and belevied to be innocent and in fright left his home & his Mother and has gone to the wars,- she is in a helpless condition, and will be the whole sufferer, if not relieved by Executive clemency, — She will be compelled to pay the Commonwealths Attnys fees. & the cost which is more than she can pay without suffering to her, Wherefore we ask that your Excellency will remit said Judgmet, and give her relief which the circumstances, & her condition implores —
Eliza Moore
W. T. Cooke
Saml Ruply
Jas Burke
M. B. Pulliam
B. F. Everslain
Mercer County, Ky
This day came before me Eliza Moore & M B Pulliam and made oath that they believe the statements of the forgoing Petitin are true
Given under my hand this
John Slavens Jr J. P. C. H.
— The undersigned citizens of Mercer County respectfully requests the GHonl B. Magoffin Govenor of Ky to remit the fine referred to in the forgoing Petition.& unite in the prayer therof —
W. A. Hooe
John Slavens Jr
N, H Burrus
Ben C Allin
Wm B Allin
B W Allin
F. W. Currey
Thos H Buckner
R N Scott
A. F. Cochran
S W Jones
John Kane Jr
Wm C Clark
John Kane
A, Portwood
Return Remittance to W. A. Hooe if remitted —
Washington Cir Ct
Remitted
B. M.
$400 } Recog
Eliza Moore & others
Issd