Petition

H. D. Helm et al. to Beriah Magoffin

1862-04-10

Date of Creation
April 10, 1862
Place of Creation
Newport, Campbell 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
MG23-236
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-1845
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32210253

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Dates
1862-04
1862-04-10
1862-04-24
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H. D. Helm et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1862-04-10, 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-0001-020-1845 (November 14, 2026).

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To His Excellency B. Magoffin
Dr Govr

We the undersigned Citizens of Newport would respectfully make Known to your Excellency that on the [...] day of April 1862, George Stricker, was brought before the Mayor of the City of Newport, on charge of a breach of the peace, and was fined by said Mayor the sum of Thirty Dollars. Mr. Stricker is a young man who has always conducted himself with propriety, and is of good moral character and industrious habits, and is dependent entirely upon his own labour we are of opinion that the fine was exorbitant and not warranted under the proof therefore we would pray your excellency to interpose the Executive clemency in his behalf as we consider his case a deserving one

Newport Ky April 10th 1862

H D Helm
[...] R Fearons
R Maddox
F A Boyd

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Newport City Ct

Geo Stricker
$30 } Breach

Remitted
B. M

IssdApr 24. 1862