Petition

E. Eastham 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
MG24-356 to MG24-357
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-2225
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FTP Identifier
32210629

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E. Eastham 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-0001-020-2225 (November 14, 2026).

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To His Excellency
Hon B. Magoffin:

your petitioners the undersigned would humbly represent to your [...] that Samuel Miller who Stand convict of a fine for $16.99 for profane swearing before a justice of Lawrence County

We think he interests the consideration of the executive as the proceedings against did not warrant the inflicte of the [...] Mr Miller is a good [...] Citizen, and is very much esteemed by his accquaintences. & in consideration Whereof we will ever pray

Signed by E Eastham
A Barehett
J A Wellman
S. Short
Daniel Casy
P P scaggs
Jack [Ride]
William Troy
Levi Wellman
H. S. Booton
Thos Carter
Willis Pigg
Fred McHenry
Noah Wellman

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Geo. Chapman
John Frasher
Henry Diamond Esq
Fleming McHenry
John H Livingston
Jake Rice
J W Brasher
Geo W Gallup Louisa Ky
G W Haws Sherif of Lawrence Coty
K F Prichard
County attony
G P Fansher
Samel McHenry
Samuel R. Moore
James T Lewis
James Fugate
M B Goble Clerk of the Circuit & County
C H Burgess D. S. Sheriff Do Do ^court^
Richard H Meeks

John McHenry

Respite 12 Mos
B. M