Denis Haly to Beriah Magoffin
1861-11-09
- Date of Creation
- November 9, 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
- MG22-168 to MG22-169
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1553
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209961
Citation
Denis Haly to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-11-09, 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-0001-020-1553 (November 12, 2026).
To his Exelency
Your Petioner hereby States that he has been fined Seven Dollars and 50/100 for a breach of the Peace in a difficulty with Mr Wm KCavenaugh which occured on last saturdy evening and was brought on by sd Cavenaugh attempting to draw a weapon on me I was forced to strike him in self defense the above statement was proven on the trial. the blow was struck by me without malice or forthought
Your petitioner would humbly ask you to releive him from the fine improsed on me
The undersigned join in the above petition