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Petition

F. Harrison et al. to James F. Robinson

1862-10-18

Document details

Date of Creation: October 18, 1862
Place of Creation: Eddyville, Lyon County, Kentucky
Document Genre: Petition
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: R3-116 to R3-117
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-029-0071
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FTP Identifier: 32211273

Mentioned in this document

People: Lewis, Abraham B.; Dudley, Alexander H.; Champion, Alford H.; Fleming, Alfred M.; McCrea, Andrew B.; Holland, Archibald E.; Hunter, Archibald; Ennis, Brice G.; Stone, Caleb L.; Warfield, Caleb; Morehead, Charles Slaughter; Gardner, David L.; Smith, Elzathan; Harrison, Fletcher; Skinner, Frederick Henry; Huggans, George M.; Barrett, Giles; Smith, H.; Smith, Harrison P.; Lady, Henry; Etheridge, J. M.; Young, Jacob T.; Robinson, James Fisher; Catlett, James H.; Holloway, James H.; Hunter, James H.; Stubbs, James L.; Bigham, James M.; Gracey, James N.; Holloway, James N.; O'Hara, James; Piles, James; Stone, James; Brock, John H.; Long, John; Mayhugh, John; Stacker, John, Jr.; Hildreth, John V., Sr.; Bush, John William; Martin, Jonas; Jones, Jordan D.; Cobb, Joshua Clark; Cobb, Linah M.; Cash, Littleton F.; Braswell, Nicholas T.; Jenkins, Octavious Marcellus; Hildreth, Preston M.; O'Hara, Reuben R.; Harris, Richard T.; Dickson, Robert A.; Boyd, Robert; Thompson, Robert C.; Cobb, Robert Livingston; Marshall, Samuel P. L.; Tucker, Samuel; Oliver, Simon C.; Love, Thomas; Paine, Thomas P.; Henry, Urey; Wadlington, William B.; Bigham, William C.; Crumbaugh, William Lewis; Bowman, William M.; Pinner, William W.; Hildreth, William Washington; Hollman, William Wilson; Browning, Williamson
Places: Eddyville, Kentucky; Kentucky; Livingston County, Kentucky; Lyon County, Kentucky
Organizations: Commonwealth of Kentucky; General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky; Lyon Circuit Court
Dates: 1862-10-18; 1856-10; 1862-10-31; 1863-01-28; 1863-01-28

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F. Harrison et al. to James F. Robinson, 1862-10-18, 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-0001-029-0071 (November 12, 2026).

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Eddyville Ky.
Oct. 18 1862
To his Excellency J. F Robertson
Governor of Kentucky

The undersigned Citizens of Lyon County would respectfully represent to Your Excellency that at the October term 1856 of the Lyon Circuit Court a judgement was obtained against J V Hildreth and W W Hildreth for the Sum of $100. each upon a forfeiture of a recognizance bond and that application was made to Govr Morehad for a remission of the same, which was by him respited for 6 months, and afterwards for 6 months longer, but no remission of the fine was ever made the records of the Circuit Clerks office shows that the fees of the Commonwealth attorney & officers of the Court have all been paid and the party being poor and having larger families to support & executions now pressing the parties, we most respectfully ask that under the Circumstances your excellincy will extend to them that clemency which we think is due to them, that is, that you remit the fines of each, as we are well satisfied the money cannot be collected without distressing their families

Respectfully

F Harrison
Williamson Browning
Andy McCrea
G, M, Huggans
L. M. Cobb

Robert. A, Dickson
John Mayhugh
Giles Barrett
L F Cash

[Page 3] Smithland Ky Oct 31 — 1862
Gov Robinson Dear Sir

at the Request of several of my Constituants of Lyon County I have Signed the enclosed Petition beleaving it to be true Just and proper. the gentlemen that the Petition is in faver of are good & worthy Citazens and men of limated means and are absolutely unable to pay the fine Beleaveing that you could confur a favor on none more. worthey and none that would feel more greatful. after presenting my kindest personal Regards to you And hopeing to hear from you soon on this Sugect I Reman your

obedient Servent
Jonas. Martin
Member of the Ky Legislature

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J. V. Hildreth &c
Pettn
~~No grounds for Exetv interference~~
~~JFR~~

Upon the representation of J. Martin as to the facts in the case I remit one half of the fine 28 Jan 1863

J F Robinson

Lyon Cir Ct
$100 } Recog
Is^dJany 28 1863