George H. Morrow et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1862-05-22
- Date of Creation
- May 22, 1862
- Place of Creation
- Graves 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
- MG23-359
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1923
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- FTP Identifier
- 32210331
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Citation
George H. Morrow et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 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-0001-020-1923 (November 14, 2026).
Graves County Kentucky
To His Excellency B MaGoffin Governor of Ky.
Your Petitioners Respectfully Represent that Some time ago that Elbert Fitsworth was arrested and confined in the jail of Graves Co, That he was poor that his mother an aged widow Jemima Fitsworth became his Bail in the sum of Two Hundred Dollars, that at the vfe thereby rendering ^it^ impossible for Mrs Fitsworth to Surrender him to the Sourt for trial. Therefore as it would be a Great Hardship for Mrs F to be compelled to pay said Bond on which Judgt ^for Two Hundred Dollars^ has been rendered by the Graves Circuit Court We respectfully ask that your Excellency release her from the same —
Respty
Geo H Morrow
J B Husbands
Thos H Corbett C aty 1st J D
Ervin Anderson C. G. C. C.
L F Anderson
Thos, J, Jones S, G, C
Wm C [Robbay]
R Rowland
J, A, McNutt
E J Browning jailor
Jas M Coulter C. G. C. C.
Jas F Drane
A R Boon
L S Trimble
Please send answer to G. H. Morrow at Paducah
Graves Cir Ct
$200. } For Recog
Jemima Fitzworth
Issd
Remitted
B. M.