S. F. Roberts et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-10-11
- Date of Creation
- October 11, 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
- MG22-91 to MG22-92
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1497
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209905
Citation
S. F. Roberts et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-10-11, 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-0001-020-1497 (November 12, 2026).
Covington Ky
Hon. Beriah Magoffin
Governor &c.
Your petitioners respectfully represent to your Excellency — that some months since one Geo. Hillman was arrested and bound over for his appearance at the next ensuing term of the circuit Court for the County of Kenton on a charge of Felony- and that one Samuel Gardner became said Hillmans surety in a Bond for the Sum of Fifty Dollars to be void upon Said Hillmans appearance- Hillman subsequently failed to appear- the bond was forfeited and judgement went against said Gardner for the Fifty dollars — and execution is now in the Sheriffs hands- Gardner believed in good faith that Hillman would appear to answer the charge against him, and became his surety only from motives of humanity & Kindness. Hillman he we are informed and believe has joined the army and gone to parts unknown — Gardner is a very poor man, has a large family of children, is a worthy and meritorious citizen and is unable to pay the bond- we therefore ask
your Excellency to remit the penalty of the bond, in so far as you can, as an act of deserved clemency to an unoffending and needy man
S, F, Roberts S, K, C
W, E, Arthur, Atty Com'th
James Robinson
D. Mooar
C, W, Mooar
H, C, Harris
Wm Maxwell D, S, K, C,
Peter Kaibar
Wm H Wood
Later Sec. Treasury, Speaker House, & Senator)
Remitted
B, M
Kenton Cir. Court
$50 } Bail Bond
Saml Gardner
Issd