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Petition

James M. Mansfield et al. to James F. Robinson

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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: R3-330
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-029-0152
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FTP Identifier: 32211354

Mentioned in this document

People: Holmes, Almanzor; Ficklin, Archibald B.; Buckner, Aylett Hawes; Magoffin, Beriah; Creed, Caleb D.; Pettit, George M.; Anderson, Harrison J.; Hall, Henry W.; Wood, J. M.; Robinson, James Fisher; Flanagan, James; Scholl, James H.; Mansfield, James M.; Nesbitt, James M.; Rose, John A.; Halley, John F.; Holmes, John; Hardwick, John N. B.; Johns, Joseph H.; Hall, Leonard L.; Welch, Tilford; Ewen, William B.; Roberts, William; Pigg, Woodford
Places: Kentucky; Powell County, Kentucky; Winchester, Kentucky
Organizations: Powell Circuit Court; Powell County Court
Dates: 1862-05; 1862-12-02; 1862-12-03; 1862-12-05

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James M. Mansfield et al. to James F. Robinson, 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-0001-029-0152 (November 12, 2026).

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To His Excellency James F Robinson
Governor of Kentucky

The undersigned Citizens of Powell County would state that at the May Term 1862 of thePowell Circuit Court a Judgement was rendered in said Court against Tilford Welch & Caleb Creed for $20 each. for the offense of gaming, we would further State that Jas M Nesbitt the atty for the Comth at said term drew up and signed a recommendation to his Hons Excellency Beriah Magoffin then Gov of Ky to remit the fine of their entitlement above named It was we suppose mislaid or never acted upon by the Governor, We would state that Mr Welch & Creed are good Citizens, not addicted to the offence of gaming ^believe, then they^ are sorry that they ^ever^ engaged in the game as charged against them. ~~We shall~~ We would therefore recommend your Excellency to remit the fines of against them.

Jas M Mansfield Coroner
John A Rose
William Ewen
J N B Hardwick Judge of the Powell County Court
A. B. Ficklin [Alborg]
H J Anderson County
H, W, Hall
A. Holmes

J H Scholl cir ck pc
~~J F Halley JPC~~
John F. Halley J. P. C.
Geo M. Pettit. P. M.
J M Wood
J. H. Johns
W. Pigg D. S. P. C.
John Holmes
Wm Roberts Sheriff
L L Hall

[Page 2] I cordially recommend Mssrs Creed & Welch to the Clemency of the Governor. They are good citizens & worthy men.

A H Buckner

I know M^r Creed and can say that he is an excellent Union man & a good citizen Mr Welch is a good union man & reputed to be a good citizen. I cheerfully recommend them to the clemency of the Executive.

Jas Flanagan
Winchester Ky
Dec 2^nd 1862.

Powell Cir. Ct.

Fine remitted within Pettn & verbal evidence Remitted as to each 3 Decr 1862
J F Robinson

$20 } Gaming
Tilford Welch & Caleb Creed
Iss^dDec^r 3. 1862