Jef. Searcy et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-11-04
- Date of Creation
- November 4, 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
- MG22-136 to MG22-137
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1533
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209941
- People
- Young, A. D.
- Myers, Benjamin Smith
- Magoffin, Beriah
- Mathews, George W.
- Witherspoon, J, A.
- Walker, J. A.
- Parker, J. B.
- Hankins, James M.
- Posey, James M.
- Chambers, James R.
- Littlepage, James S., Jr.
- Searcy, Jefferson
- Draffen, John
- McBrayer, John H.
- Young, Lewis
- Egbert, Oliver C.
- Fenwick, R. W.
- Witherspoon, W. H.
- Bowen, William M.
- Organizations
- Anderson Circuit Court
Citation
Jef. Searcy et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-11-04, 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-0001-020-1533 (November 12, 2026).
To his excelency the governor of of Ky B Magoffin
Your petitioner Lewis Young says at the last term of the Anderson Circuit courtJudgement was rendered against him upon a forfeited reconizence in which the said Louis Young was surity for A D, Young in the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars to keep the peace. It was forfeitd by said A D, Young by his geting into a spree and commiting a breach of the peace which amountinged to a breach of the forfeiture of the bond,
Your petitioner is the father of A D, Young and A D Young is an inoffensive man when sober, and this petitioner is a Kind and affectionate father and led by parental feelings was induced to enter upon the bond of his son.
He therefore prays, together with the undersigned citizens of Anderson county, that said forfeiture be remited.
J. B. Parker
G. W. Mathews
Ben. S. Myers
Names
Jno H. M. Brayer
W. H. Witherspoon
Jas. R. Chambers
J, A. Witherspoon
J. M. Hanks
R W Fenwick
Petition to the Governor
Commonwealth
vs
A D & L Young
Anderson Cir. Ct
Remitted
B. M.
$150 } Recog
Issd