Petition

Henry Akman 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
MG24-130 to MG24-131
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-2089
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FTP Identifier
32210497

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Dates
1861-11
1862-08-16
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Citation

Henry Akman 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-0001-020-2089 (November 14, 2026).

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To His Excellency B Magoffin Govenor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

The Undersigned your petitioners would respectfully represent that at the November term of the Grant Circuit Court for 1861 Emanuel Deitz was convicted of Shooting one Frances Landrum with the intent to kill and was sentenced to Confinement in the penitentiary of this Commonwealth for the term of four years. that he has ever since been confined in the sd penitentiary your petitioners would further represent that said Emanuel Deitz has a wife and seven children — he has five small children who are unable to perform any labor for a support — he has one son and one daughter who are able to work his wife and family are very poor and stand greatly in need of the his services in making a support for his said family — your petitioners believe that should said Deitz be released he will in future be a good law abiding citizen they think his case such as to warrant the interposition of your exellency clemency

Wherefore your petitioners pray your Excellency to release the said Deitz from

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further confinement in the penitentiary under said Sentence that he may be restored to his family and society

Henry Akman
Daniel Harrison
T J Harrison
Dudley Starry
David D Shyrer
Wm Markesberry
Al markesberry
F Jacobs
W Jacobs
H Markesburry
S Markesburry
W Tump
James Love
James H, Fortner
W A Stephens
P L. [McGatton]
William Sasher
Charles younger
[J H B] Lawrence
W. J, Sheriff
LL B Fant
J P Wilson
W, P. Harrison
Wm M Crosthwait
E H Smith

O P Hogan
Jas. R. [...] sr
J Pritze
H Larance
J T Bishop
J M, Larance
Summers Green
Thomass [slyvester]
Charles L Sechrist
L P seldham
W Plunket
B Ware
P J Harrison
J T odore
J A Collins
C. P. Billiter
L. Baily
[Cornelius][...]
John Reing
Jams Lannon
J L Gouge
R H OHara
G. H. Tanners
John Brooks

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Ed Mattas
H Hall —
W. W. Clark
J G Lucas
Henry Kernman
Wm Burgess
[...]
W. H Preal
J H Gouge
Willis marks berry
Joshua l marks berry
J Lyman
A Kendall
Benjamin Craig
P. P. Craig
P H Westwod
Y C Clark
G M Coombs
T Burgess
[...]
C. G. Evans
R Crammer
J. M. Evans
J. W. Evans
Joshua Park
W H Barnett
John W Sipple

[...]
[...]
James [...]
[...]
[...]
Samuel Heron
J H Webb
Tho Whitemore
[...]
Jas Chipman
C C Musselman
George Williams
T D Kedd
John Myer
James H Fergason
W. T. Lowe
W. L. Lump
Joseph H Lump
W M Lump
W. Reniker
W. S. Bennett
John, Bond
John O, Tungate

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[...] Ct

Emanuel Deitz
Felony
4 yrs Penty
Pardon Issd
Aug 16 1862