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Petition

George Webster to James F. Robinson

1862-11-07

Document details

Date of Creation: November 7, 1862
Place of Creation: Newport, Campbell 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: R3-171
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-029-0111
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FTP Identifier: 32211313

Mentioned in this document

People: Clephane, Alexander Scott; Riendenger, Constantin; Hawkins, Ed. W., Sr.; Webster, George Parmalee; Fearons, George R.; Root, Ira; Hawthorn, Jacob; Robinson, James Fisher; Paul, Joseph; McCrackin, Robert B.; Geisler, Samuel; [Unknown], [Unknown]
Places: Campbell County, Kentucky; Kentucky; Newport, Kentucky
Organizations: Campbell Circuit Court; Commonwealth of Kentucky
Dates: 1862-08; 1862-11-07

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George Webster to James F. Robinson, 1862-11-07, 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-0001-029-0111 (February 6, 2026).

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To his Exellency Governor Robinson of Kentucky.

The undersigned Citizen and Freeholders of the City of Newport, Campbell County, Ky, respectfully represent that at the Aug. ^1862^ term of the Campbell Circuit Court, C. Redinger was found guilty of the offense of selling liquor to Minors and was accordingly fined fifty-dollars and costs; They further represent that the said C. Redinger is respect~~full~~able but poor and law abiding Citizen of said city, that he was convicted upon the evidence of a young man who was apparently over the age of twenty-one and who really was only one or two months under that age.

Considering the above stated facts they Respectfully pray your Exellency to remit the Commonwealths portion of the fine in the above case.

Newport Ky. Nov. 7^th 1862.

Geo P Webster

J C. Cline
Robt B. MCrackin
Mayor of Newport

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E. W. Hawkins
Joseph Paul

A. S. Claypool
S. Geisler

Pettn of Redinger for rem of fine
Ex^d & referred