Correspondence

Henry Lenba to James F. Robinson

1862-08-29

Date of Creation
August 29, 1862
Place of Creation
Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Correspondence
Repository
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Collection
Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons, Remissions, and Respites, 1862-1863
Box / Folder
R3-98 to R3-99
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-029-0062
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32211264
People
Leuba, Henry
Robinson, James Fisher
Goddard, Michael
Goddard, Sarah Eliza Glave
Goddard, William Wirt
Places
Covington, Kentucky
Kentucky
Mercer County, Kentucky
Organizations
Camp Chase
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Dates
1862-08-29
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Henry Lenba to James F. Robinson, 1862-08-29, Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons, Remissions, and Respites, 1862-1863, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-029-0062 (November 12, 2026).

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To His Excellency James F. Robinson
Governor of the State of Kentucky
Dr Sir,

Without any preface or apology permit me to address you as an old acquaintance and friend of Michael Godard decd and of his family.

His son William W. Godard, residing in Mercer county, Ky., was arrested several months ago and taken to Camp Chase where he has been held a prisoner ever since. Mr. Godard never has known nor does he yet know at whose instance he was arrested nor on what charges.

The object I have in addressing you is to solicit your kind offices for his release or at least for a speedy trial to investigate such charges as were made the ground of his arrest.

Mr. G. has been in bad health for many years. He has a wife almost blind and several young children. Besides, his business is suffering from his absence. Whatever you can and may be pleased to do or suggest in his behalf, will be thankfully acknowledged by the family
as well as, Dr Sir, by

Your very obt servt
Henry Lenba

Covington, Ky.
August 29th 1862.

Should it be agreeable to you to appoint me to fill some office on your staff please consider me at your service.

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H. Lenba
— Covington

In behalf of W Goddard in (Camp Chase)
1862