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Petition

Robert L. Henderson to Beriah Magoffin

1861-12-31

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Date of Creation: December 31, 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: MG22-225
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-020-1585
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FTP Identifier: 32209993

Mentioned in this document

People: Connery, A.; Magoffin, Beriah; Taylor, Edmund Haynes, Sr.; Getz, Eli B.; Moore, Eugene P.; Wingate, Henry; Rodman, Hugh; Todd, James Madison; South, Jeremiah W.; Grant, John Alexander; Phythian, John L.; Crutcher, John N.; Rodman, John; Jillian, R. B.; Henderson, Robert; Ford, Thomas B.; Gaines, William A.
Places: Franklin County, Kentucky
Organizations: Commonwealth of Kentucky; Frankfort Police Court
Dates: 1861-12-30; 1861-12-31; 1861-12-31

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Robert L. Henderson to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-12-31, 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-0001-020-1585 (November 12, 2026).

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To His Excellency B MaGoffin Gov^r of Ky

Your PetitionerRobert Henderson represents that on the 30^th day of Dec^r 1861 he was fined fifty dollars by the Frankfort Police Court for Carry a Concealed weapon.

He States that he intended no special injury to any person: that Knowing that so many other persons in and around Frankfort went armed he was induced to do the same thing He is unable to pay this fine and he prays that your Excellency will remit it
Decr 31. 1861

Robt L Henderson

The undersigned Citizens of Franklin CountyConcur in this prayer

Jno Rodman
Eugene P. Moore.
J. L Phythian
T. B. Ford.
H. Wingate

Emd H Taylor
Jno. N. Crutcher
A Conery
James M, Todd
J. A. Grant
Eli B, Getz
W A Gaines
H Rodman
J, W, South

R B, Gillian

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Frankfort Po- Ct

Remitted
B. M.

Entered Dec 31^st 1861

$50. } Weapons
Robt L Henderson