J. H. Johnson et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-11-03
- Date of Creation
- November 3, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Frankfort, Franklin 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
- MG22-134 to MG22-135
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1532
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209940
Citation
J. H. Johnson et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-11-03, 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-0001-020-1532 (November 12, 2026).
Frankfort Ky.
To his Excellency
Governor Beriah Magoffin
The undersigned your petitioners pray that you will remit a fine assessed aginst William P. Watson of this City on a charge of disorderly conduct, Said fine in the opinion of your petitioners is excessive excessive amounting, ^to ten dollars^ with costs as it does to $13.75 and as the offense injured no one, therefore they pray Executive clemency
Very Respectfully
J H Johnson
W. L. Harlan
John M ToddJames M Todd
S Sanders
E P Bowman
J. W. Pruett
A. C. Keenor
R K Woodson