Eliziah Halsey 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
- MG25-41
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-2291
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- FTP Identifier
- 32210691
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- Dates
- --04-28
Citation
Eliziah Halsey 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-0001-020-2291 (November 12, 2026).
To His Excellency
Beriah Magoffin Govr
Your Petition Elijah Halsey would respectfully request the remission of a fine of fifteen dollars imposed on him by Garrold Wates Justice of the peace in Athens Fayette County for a breach of the peace in said town, He states that the difficulty was between himself & Sidney Christian there was no weapons of any [...] used, & no damage done he is unable to pay the fine & pray your Excellency to interfere in his behalf & remit it,
Eliziah Halsey
The undersigned citizen of Athens & the vicinity unite in the prayer of the above petition.
Milton Hendson
Geo W Laying
F G Anthony —
M. L. Awbrey
Geog. M. Stipp
S. L. Barkley
E Y Stivers
J. C Rogers
R C Rogers
Haley Pet
Remitted
B. M
Issued