Petition

B. S. Newton 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
MG25-19
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-2275
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FTP Identifier
32210675

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Dates
--06-30
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Citation

B. S. Newton 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-0001-020-2275 (November 13, 2026).

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To the Govenor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Your Petitioner respectfully represents that on the 30th day of June last he was in Stamping Ground Ky and while there he happened to meet with one of his Neighbors, between whom, and this Affiant, there was a misunderstanding in regard to some land, and in conversation with Said Neighbor, this affiant became became Somewhat excited, Because he [...] that he had been badly treated, and affiant whilst being so excited Swore, and probably created some disturbance. for which he was fined the sum of Ten dollars, by the Police Justice of the Peace of said Town

Your Petitioner respectfuly asks that Said fine be remitted as there was no personal conflict, or blow struck on the occasion and no damage done to any one.

B S Newton
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We respectfully unite in the prayer of the above petition

A H Rennick
William Morris
H R Miller
G C Hughes
W. J. Chinn

J. Harlan
W Franklin
H B. James
G W. Craddock
Jno. Rodman
M. B. Chinn

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Remitted
B. M.
Entered