Petition

Thomas Snider et al. to Beriah Magoffin

1862-01-16

Date of Creation
January 16, 1862
Place of Creation
Jefferson 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
MG22-262 to MG22-263
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-1612
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FTP Identifier
32210020

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1862-01-16
1862-01-18
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Thomas Snider et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1862-01-16, 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-0001-020-1612 (November 14, 2026).

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To His Excellency Beriah Magoffin, Governor of the state of Ky —

Thomas Snyder the undersigned, most respectfully states that he was imposed upon by one Reed of Cincinnatti who paid him upwards of One Hundred and forty dollars all of which was counterfeit — That on his way from said city to the state of Tennessee, he made some purchases in Louisville at houses wherehehadbeforethattimedealt — His money was ascertained to be counterfeit and he was arrested — He was tried for passing having bad money in his possession with the intent to circulate the same — He was tried in May last, and the Jury disagreed. He was thus bailed — He returned and was again tried at this term and Convicted for two years in the States' prison —

He avows and reiterates his innocence of any crime — He had dealt in goods with the States' witness for five years and no suspicion or charge or ground of charge had ever been proferred against him. He asks your Excellency to pardon him, and refers to the petition of the Jury subjoined herewith —

Most respectfully
Thomas Snider

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To His Excellency the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky —

Inasmuch as the case of the within named Thomas Snyder presents strong grounds for our sympathies, we cheerfully ask your Excellency to pardon him —

W. G. Timberlake
EdwaWarren
P N Frederick
Juny Whitestone
Geo Brubbton
R D Anderson

Foreman of the Jury
Edward S Hikes
T. H. Crawford
E L Huffman
S Waters
H W Hawes

I James P Chambers Clerk of the Jefferson Circuit Court, do certify that the foregoing named Eleven Jurors are the same ^who^ tried the within named Thos Snyder.

James P Chambers clk.
by J R Redding D C

Jany 16/62.

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Thos Snyder

Snyder case
[...]
Jefferson Cir. Ct

Issue pardon
B. Magoffin
3 yrs. Penty
Felony
IssdJany 18. 1862