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Petition

J. B. Briscoe et al. to James F. Robinson

1862-10-10

Document details

Date of Creation: October 10, 1862
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: R3-134
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-029-0085
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FTP Identifier: 32211287

Mentioned in this document

People: Watts, Abraham Gregory; Miller, George Robinson; Vinsonhaller, George; McHatton, Isaac; Connelly, J. E.; Briscoe, Jacob B.; Robinson, James Fisher; Leatherman, John B.; Fishback, John Wagner; Jean, John Ward; Nunamaker, Joseph; Fishback, Michael; Parrish, Milton W.; Davis, Reuben Dale; Hall, T. D.; Miller, Thomas W.; Fishback, William Bryant
Places: Kentucky
Organizations: Commonwealth of Kentucky
Dates: --07-05; 1862-10-10

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J. B. Briscoe et al. to James F. Robinson, 1862-10-10, 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-0001-029-0085 (November 12, 2026).

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To his ExcelencyGov of Kentucky

The undesigned the Jury in the case of the commonwealth vs. Michael Fishback, William Fishback & John Fishback who was tryed on the 5^th day of July last for a breach of the peace committed on one George Milleron the hearing of the cause we fined them thirty $30 — and costs, each, we would most respectfuly ask your honour to remit the fine assessed against William & John Fishback as they are both under age and there Father is a poor man with a large family of children and poorly able to pay said fine we would also ask you to remit a part of the fine assessed agains Michael Fishback — for which your petitioners will ever pray Oct. 10^th 1862

J, B, Briscoe } Magistrate

A, G,, Watts — Foreman
Thomas W Miller
M W Parrish
J, W, Jean
George Vinsenhaller
J. E. Connelly
J. B. Leatherman
J Nunamaker
Isaac McHatton
T D Hall
R D Davis

[Page 2] Pettn to remit fines
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