Petition

B. F. Graves 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
MG23-396
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-1949
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FTP Identifier
32210357

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Dates
1862-07-28
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B. F. Graves 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-0001-020-1949 (November 13, 2026).

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To his Excellency B Magoffin Governor of of the state of Kentucky

Your petitioners would respectfully state that James Viel was fined in Garrett Watts' cCurt a Magistrate for Fayette County in Athens, for an affray with one Robt Barcer in the sum of $10 — and costs.

They state that they are well acquainted with said James Viel and as citizens of Athens they think the fine inflicted was [vindictive] and unjust and should be remitted by your Excellency —

B. F. Graves
F T McCallie
George Graves
James W. Gess
D. D. Oldham
Alonzo Davis
Jno C Hansbro
Levi T Rodes
R. S. Bullock
R C Rogers
J E Rogers

To your Excellency I would say that for the last fifteen years I have been prosecutor for the commonwealth in this place. I would most respectfully, ask you to remit this, as it the first, I have asked you to remit.

John E Parker

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Fayette J. P. Ct
$10 } Breach
Jas Viel

Remitted
B. M

Issd[Feby] 28 1862