R. T. Johnson to Beriah Magoffin
1862-05-05
- Date of Creation
- May 5, 1862
- Place of Creation
- Owenton, Owen 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
- MG23-342 to MG23-343
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1913
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32210321
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Citation
R. T. Johnson to Beriah Magoffin, 1862-05-05, 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-0001-020-1913 (November 13, 2026).
Owenton
To his Excellency Gov Magoffin —
The undersigned your petitioner states that he has been prosecuted in the Owen circuit court as he believes out of malice for a breach of the peace, and to save expense & further trouble in in his procuring witnesses to defend; the Commonwealth not being ready to try — he has confessed judgment ^at the present term of the court^ relying upon the mercy of the Governor to remit the Judgment rendered (one hundred dollars) except the costs; which he asks may be remitted — & further he will ever pray —
R T Johnson
The undersigned respectfully state that they believe the case presented above for the Exercise of Executive Clemency, is worthy the consideration of his excellency the Governor and believe as an act of Justice the judgment should be remitted except the costs, —
E F Nuttall
W H Sandford
J B Mordoff
Ben F Sidebottom Sheriff Owen
Tho. A [Frank] clk
C. P. Green
B [Major]
E, F, Burns
J. S. Witt
J S Hill
William Scruggs
John Schorler
Benj Yancey
M. D. Ransdell
H G[iles]
Petition of R. T. Johnson to the Governor —
Pleasant Home
Remitted
B. M.
Owen
Cir Ct
$100. } Breach
Issd