Petition

Henry Dent et al. to James F. Robinson

Place of Creation
Louisville, Jefferson 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
R3-238 to R3-238D
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-029-0156
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32211358
People
Morris, A. T.
Cross, Alexander C.
McBride, Alexander
Messick, Alfred
Clark, Alladon C.
Symmes, Anthony Lockwood
Coleman, August
Schmidt, Augustus G.
Weston, Bartholomew N.
Besancon, Ben Adrian
Pulford, Benjamin
Griffin, Benjamin S.
Murray, Bryan
Darnelle, C. N.
Laivers, C. W.
Bullet, Charles
Pennebaker, Charles David
Clark, Charles J.
Junot, Charles
Radway, Charles L.
Strader, Charles M.
Clark, Charles S.
Smith, Charles
Johnstone, Charles W.
Smith, Christopher Baker
Hohman, Conrad
Pering, Cornelius
Belsk, David
Mendel, David
Bustard, Ebenezer
Boyle, Edward C.
Gorman, Edward
Hogg, Edward
McDermott, Edward
McLaughlin, Edward
Jutten, Edward Severance
Cole, Egbert G.
Bradshaw, Elizabeth
Bamberger, Emanuel
Michot, Eugene
Trainer, Eugene Owen
Bails, F.
Smith, F. J.
Jones, Frank B.
Bligh, Frank
Garrety, Frank D.
Quinn, Frank
Stine, Frederick
Merz, Frederick W.
Johnston, G. P. B.
Brobston, George
Prentice, George Dennison
Fudger, George H.
Herrmann, George
Weston, George P.
Williams, George P.
Doern, George Phillip
Seaton, George T.
Ford, George W.
Frye, George W.
Johnston, George W.
Wicks, George Washington
Wolf, George
Wollerman, George
Walker, Gideon
Green, Henry B.
Russell, Henry C.
Thomas, Henry C.
Hoffman, Henry C. W.
Morton, Henry Clay
Humbert, Henry Constant Faire
Dent, Henry
Deppen, Henry
Lewis, Henry E.
Bradshaw, Henry P.
Stauts, Henry
Escott, Henry V.
Wikstill, Henry
Henry, Hite B.
Preissler, Hugh
Ryan, Isaac
Montgomery, J. Byron
Boyle, J. R.
Lithym, J. S.
Sheppard, J. T.
Besancon, J. Theobold
Goodsey, J. W.
Begley, James
Gill, James C.
Robinson, James Fisher
Cornell, James H.
Montgomery, James H.
Brown, James Leach
Levi, James
Buchanan, James M.
McDermott, James
Buck, James Nicholas
Sayre, James
Wright, Jesse Duncan
Reamer, Job M.
Hollenkamp, Johann Herman
Lishy, John A.
Foree, John A. M.
Anderson, John
Nauts, John C.
Johnston, John Carl
Clancey, John
Sanders, John F.
Gray, John G.
Hunt, John G.
Garbutt, John
Gibbons, John
Gibbs, John
McCalister, John H.
Rogers, John H.
Hogan, John
Langan, John J.
Kuntz, John
Martz, John L.
Lucas, John
Davis, John M.
Mitchell, John
Norris, John
McGrath, John P.
Price, John
Ellis, John S.
Gallagher, John S.
Galt, John T. G.
Walton, John
Harper, Joseph B.
Ellis, Joseph C.
Clement, Joseph
Fridez, Joseph
Garvey, Joseph
McCann, Joseph H.
Stackhouse, Joseph H.
Rabbeth, Joseph
Knight, Joseph W.
Wolf, Joseph
Besancon, Justin J.
Carter, Kearsley
Murray, Lawrence
Kahn, Leon
Lothrop, Louis C.
Helmke, Louis
Crety, Louis S. B. de
Pyles, Madison "Matt"
Hardin, Marcus W.
Rabbeth, Mathias
Brucker, Michael
Fitzpatrick, Michael
Gorman, Michael
Muldoon, Michael Macdonald
Wade, Michael O.
Levi, Mordecai
Good, N.
Gosling, Napoleon B.
Taylor, Nicholas Brink
Burke, Patrick
Fogarty, Patrick
Clancy, Patrick J.
Shea, Patrick
Walsh, Peter
Tomppert, Philip, Jr.
Bland, Preston L.
Langen, Richard D.
Moore, Richard M.
Nugent, Richard
Clarke, Richard T.
Seay, Robert A.
Egerton, Robert L.
Loyd, Robert
Graham, Robert S.
Griffith, Samuel
Porter, Samuel R.
Harrington, Sarah Porter
Harney, Selby
Sachs, Solomon
Droppelman, Theodore
Elliott, Theodore E.
Schwartz, Theodore
Dillon, Thomas
Dunaway, Thomas
Evans, Thomas F.
Flynn, Thomas
Slater, Thomas G., Sr.
Geraghty, Thomas
Fowler, Thomas H.
Magrane, Thomas J.
Simpson, Thomas M.
Mack, Thomas
Moore, Thomas
Barter, Thomas Outhwaite
Rawley, Thomas
Reaugh, Thomas
Besancon, Victor
Day, W. L.
Marshall, W. M.
Briggs, Warren
Adams, Wesley
Gailbreath, William A.
Austin, William
Claytor, William
Dyer, William D.
Turner, William D.
Coyle, William E.
Hughes, William E.
Snoddy, William E.
Reasor, William Gatton
Gay, William
Butler, William H.
Lyle, William H.
James, William
McGonigale, William John
McLaughlin, William
Philipps, William
Pyne, William
Hydes, William R.
Rexter, William
Megowan, William S. D.
Schenk, William
Steel, William
Ellis, William T.
Tilford, William
White, William
Places
Jefferson County, Kentucky
Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Organizations
15th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.)
J. H. Ryan & Co
Jefferson Circuit Court
Kentucky State Penitentiary
Louisville City Court
Louisville Legion
Thomas Williams & Company
Dates
1863-01-28
1863-01-23
1863-01
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Citation

Henry Dent 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-0001-029-0156 (November 12, 2026).

[Page 1]

Jas F. Robinson

The undersigned citizens of Louisville Most respectfully ask that you will interpose Executive clemency in behalf of James H Montgomery who was at the Present term of the Jefferson Circuit Court sentenced to Two years confinement in the Penitentiary for the killing of T B Gibbs We know Montgomery to be a peaceable and quiet Citizen with a family and ask his pardon

Henry Dent
Suly Harney
Tho Flute
Philip Judge
L B Porch
S Sachs
E. Bamberger
W Bloom
W B Gossling
R L Egerton
W. E. Snoddy
Pres T Stewart
Theod Schwartz
V. B. Taylor

C. B. Smith
Kearsley Carter
G. Helmke
C. C. Spencer
C S Clark
J S Lithym
Wm Payne
Ebinezer Bustard
[Emd Hanegard]
John Cornwall
Wm Gay
Joseph Rabbeth
M. Rabbeth
Thomas O Barter
[L, P,] Faller
G. P. B. Johnston.

[Page 3]

Henry C. Russell D, M, C. C. L
JCarl Johnston
W R Hydes Marshal City Court of Louisville
Gideon Walker
J W Knight M D
James C. Gill Coroner of Jeff Cty
Henry B Green Policeman
Frank B. Jones
Henry P. Bradshaw
E. Bradshaw

[Page 6]

James McDermott
P. S. Bland
John Mitchell
Edwd McDermott
F, E, Elliott
Victor Besancone
William Inwood
H, C, W, Hoffman
J. M. Foree

This caseAct took place at my office and I believe it to be a case in which Executive Clemency should be extended knowing all the facts as I do

Jos,, Clement Justice of the Peace Jeff Co Ky
Thos Moore.
H Preissler
Faire Humbert
D. Mendef
Thomas Rawley
J J Besancon
John Kuntz
W Adams
W, H, Butler
J, B, Harper
W J McGowjan
J J. Langan
John Clancey
P. Walsh

[Page 11]

Jefferson Cir. ct

Pardon granted 23d Jany 1863
J F Robinson

Manslaughter
Jas H. Montgomery
Pardon Issd
Jany 23d 1863

To His Excellency Louisville January 1863