Petition

Nathaniel Lindsay et al. to Beriah Magoffin

1862-01-16

Date of Creation
January 16, 1862
Place of Creation
Henry 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
MG22-284
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-1628
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Dates
1862-01-16
1862-02-25
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Nathaniel Lindsay 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-0001-020-1628 (November 13, 2026).

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To his Excellency the Governor of Kentucky

The undersigned Jurymen who sit upon the trial of Caleb Miller charged with a breach of the Peace would respectfully state upon said trial the said Miller was fined the sum of thirty dollars & costs — Mr Miller is a poor man & we believe this is a case worth the exercise of the executive clemency & pray that the fine aforesaid be remitted except the costs

Jurymens Names
Nathl Lindsay
B Simpson
Joseph Balets
Wm tingel
G B Tingle
Joshua Miller
George [Dandon]
Joel Willkite
John Woodsides

The undersigned the acting magistr on the trial aforesaid fully concurs in the statement of the Jurymen aforesaid

J S Smith JPHC
Jany 16. 1862

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Henry J. P.
$30. } Breach
Caleb Miller
Remitted
B. M.

IssdFeby 25th 1862