Petition

R. Richardson et al. to Unknown

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
MG25-17 to MG25-18
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-2274
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32210674

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Dates
1859-09
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R. Richardson et al. to Unknown, 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-0001-020-2274 (November 13, 2026).

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We the Undersigned citizens, of Boone and Kenton Counties, recommend to his Excellency Beriah Magoffin, a remission of the judgment obtained by the Commonwealth of Kentucky against Wickliff Grubbs, (at the September term for 1859 of the Boone Circuit Court,) as security on a recognizance to appear at the court aforesaid, of one James H Landrum, in amount $300.00 The affidavits to be enclosed to Your Excellency will, we think, develop the cause why said Landrum failed to appear and stand. his trial; and without desiring to prejudge the case in question, we can freely say that it, in our view, presents a [marked] instance wherein Executive clemency would not only be desirable, but, in every respect just and proper. Mr. Landrum, the principal in the recognizance bond aforesaid, we are informed departed this life some time since —

R. Richardson
J W Huerta
J. O'Hara Jr
W. H. Batten, S, B, C
E. W. Johnson
S Allen
W. J. Cowen
M. Hamilton
L, W, Lassing
Geof Armstrong
Volney Dickinson

This is a truly meritorious case and the prayer of the petitioner ought to be granted

John F Fisk

Gov — I say emphatically that this fine ought to be remitted

E F [Natrell]
J. M. Cohen
Geo. W Terrill
Fount Riddell
J G Hamilton Clk Boone Co Co
Lewis L. [Gonell]

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Washingtn Watts, J. B C, C
Fount Riddell
Edward Foule
Wm C Piatt,
A, W, Bristow
Wm L Lancaster
Geo, Morzee
J. F. Lowe
Landon Carter
J. G Harrison
W. W, Porter
John Marksberry
John.M. Wilson
P T Dunn
S C Fierguson
T. L. Clark
Newton ferguson
Wm H. Crouch
E. W. Marshall
Jas A. Collins
John Metcalf
Wm T. Tully
B, Wilson
F C Page
J C Collins
W. D Williams
Ja H Robinson
John Marshall
P. L. McWalton
J H B. Lawrence
Henry Hall Judge of County Court
Thomas Risen
L. Wolf
Newton Lanter
W H Morgan

Squire Lewas
J A Turner
J Q George
O D. McManarna
E H Smith
J P Utz
D Smith
J A Collins
thomas Crouch
D R harison
S. B. Sitch
Y Stroull
T J Harrison
W Markesbery
C P workman
J. H. Tanner
A Williams
Henry Wallis
John James, Sen.
J H Webb
R H O'Hara
S L Lucas
B M. Evans
T. Mitts
P. F. Hansbrough
W. Skinir
A Kendall
L, P, Gouge

[Page 3] J W Ferguson
W C Collin
John Gill
T A M [...]
Charles. Jones
E J Beagle
S. P Gossett
J. M. Larance
Josiah Risen
Jas a Johnson
James Hutton
J W. Collins
W F Tully
Lewis Kendal
James [Singlesen]
Wm N Sheratt C G C
R. M. Edmunson
James Daugherty
Wm J. Childers
James N Gordon
W S. Landrum
Danl McPayne
thomas Register
P J Carrison
A l markSberry
Thomas Foder
O P Hogon
Jacob Hodgin
E. J. Grier
Andrew Gross
Howard Lawrence
William Crouch
J godor
P. U. Major Com'th Atty

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To His Excellency B Magoffin Govenor of the Comwlth of Ky!

Some two years since I called to see you with reference to a forfeited recognizance of Wickliff Grubb of this county at which time the judgment on the forfeiture was respited & you then directed [...] Grubb should procure the affidavits then spoken of [...] He desires me to say that he has them now & presents them accompanying this memorandum & the petiton on this sheet
y obtly
J W Calvet

N B PU Mayor was with me when I called to see your Excellency J W C

Remitted
B. M