Stamper Ward, Affidavit
1862-05-22
- Date of Creation
- May 22, 1862
- Place of Creation
- Washington County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Legal/Financial
- 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
- MG23-358
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1922
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32210330
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Citation
Stamper Ward, Affidavit, 1862-05-22, 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-0001-020-1922 (November 14, 2026).
State of Kentucky
Washington County } Sct
Stamper Ward states, that at the that and fined $50 — 00 — He states that at the time said case was tried he was a soldier in the United States army and was then in Camp and could not attend Court of that time —
He states if he had been present at the trial he could have proven himself Justifiable in carrying weapons —
He prays the interposition of the Executive that the same may be remitted —
Stamper ^his X mark^ Ward
Sworn to before me by Stamper Ward
R S Peters
Clk W County Court —
To his Excellency
Beriah Magoffin —
Gov Ky —
Washington Cir Ct
$50 } Weapons
Stamper Ward
Issd
Remitted
B. M.