Bridget Kearney 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
- R3-252 to R3-253
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-029-0164
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32211366
- People
- Loeser, A.
- Schmidt, Augustus G.
- Kearney, Bridget
- Tiller, Carter Woodford
- Dougherty, Eugene
- Blenner, George A.
- Johnson, George
- Johnston, George W.
- Wolf, George
- Seaton, Hervey
- Thomas, J. A.
- Gill, James C.
- Robinson, James Fisher
- McDermott, James
- O'Neal, James
- Treasy, James
- McDevitt, John J.
- Koch, John
- Price, Jonathan Hobson
- Ellis, Joseph C.
- Clement, Joseph
- Corcoran, Martin
- Dawson, Michael
- Tomppert, Philip, Jr.
- Baird, Robert F.
- Birch, Samuel
- Cain, Thomas P.
- Slevin, Thomas
- Heffernan, W.
- Mitchell, William D.
- McGuire, William
- Hydes, William R.
- [Unknown], [Unknown]
- [Unknown], [Unknown]
- [Unknown], [Unknown]
- Kearney, [unknown]
Citation
Bridget Kearney 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-0001-029-0164 (November 12, 2026).
To his Excellency James F Robinson
Governor of Kentucky
Your Petitioner Bridget Kearney would most respectfully say that she was fined in the City Court of Louisville seventy five dollars on two several Indictments for alleged assaults & Batteries both having occurred on the same difficulty — She is a widow with two children of her own and an orphan child she is Rearing —
She observed at her own door a fight among some Irishmen when a young man was engaged, that had previously been badly wounded, and the same was about being beaten by these men — She very naturally took part with this young man ^who^ was a cripple and an acquaintance of her former husband — One of the Irishmen was roughly handled and she was blamed for it.
She was fined $50 — on one Indictment & $25 — on the other —
She is a widow supporting three children and is destitute of any property save & except household furniture and that very scanty. She will be compelled to go to the workhouse if these fines are not remitted.
She prays your Excellency to
Remit these fines — The men who were beaten were stout ablebodied Irishmen & she anIrish woman. She refers to names below for recommendation as to character and standing —
Bridget Kearney
We whose names are hereto signed are acquaintanced with Mrs Kearney, and urgently request your Excellency to remit her fines —
A Loeser [...],
James Ryder
A. G. Schmidt
George Wolf
George Johnson
J, C, Ellis
James McDermott
J A Thomas
Samuel Birch
James O'Neal
Wm Heffernan
Jos, Clement Justice of the peace Jeff Co
C. Tiller
J. J. McDewitt
John,, Koch
George. A. Blenner
James C. Gill. Coronor J C
I am acquainted with the persons who have signed the foregoing Petition, they are all Citizens of Louisville, The Petitioner Mrs Kearney is a Widow & has two or three children, her means I know are limited
Geo. W. Johnston Judge
City Court Louisville
WeI corroborate with the Judge in his statement
W R Hydes Marshall
Phil Tomppert Jr
Baird & Price
Att at Law
H. Seaton
Martin Corcoran
Wm McGuire
Am unacquainted with Mrs Kearney, petitioner, but feel sure Judge Johnston & other signers only ask what it would be proper to grant to a widow with children to support
Louisville City Ct
$75 2 cases } assault
Bridget Kearney
Respd 6 Mos
Iss
Requisition as Indiana for W D. Mitchell
Murder
Issd