W. Ward et al. to Beriah Magoffin
- 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
- MG23-43
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1725
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32210133
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- Dates
- 1862-03-06
Citation
W. Ward et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 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-0001-020-1725 (November 14, 2026).
To his Excellency B Magoffin Governor of Kentucky,
The undersigned petitioners being the Jurors, who set in the case of the Commonwealth against Greenberry Henson, upon indictment for obstructing the highway, and the said Henson admitted that his fence was, or one corner of his fence was a few inches upon the road, and had been there for many years but it was put there for the benefit of said road, they state that by the instructions of the court they felt compelled to find a verdict of "Guilty of having his fence in the road 365 days" but they state that Mr Henson is a good citizen and would not intentionally violate the law, we therefore respectfully pray your Honor to remit said fine so far as is in your power to do.
Names of the Jurors
Names of Jurors
W,, Ward
Don Mitchell
Alex Browne
Nelson Wiley
E Mc[Lannahan]
Henry [Frank] Jr
R C [...]
B. C. Clayton
R S Suller
Enoch Pickerill
Eli Watson
J. M. Perkins
We the members of the Bar join in the above petition.
C. H. Lee.
J. B. Clarke
Jno H Bonde
G M Hamilton
JohnNTurber
W. E. Arthur, Atty Com'th
B. G. Willis
John Schoolfield M. Court
$365. } obstructing highway
G. S. Henson
Remission Issd