James M. Shepard to James F. Robinson
1863-02-16
- Date of Creation
- February 16, 1863
- Place of Creation
- Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Correspondence
- 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
- R3-315
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-029-0208
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32211410
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- Dates
- 1863-02-16
Citation
James M. Shepard to James F. Robinson, 1863-02-16, 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-0001-029-0208 (November 12, 2026).
Georgetown
His excellency Jas F. Robinson
Govenor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
There is a movement in progress for the purpose of asking of you as Govenor of the Commonwealth, the pardon of Philips for stealing of Benj. Osbornes horse, that he may be restored to his family and society; I am informed that he has served the commonwealth most faithfully [...] and I have been requested to write to you and ask an extension of Executive clemency in his case
Most respectfully yrs
Jas M. Shepard Counsel for Philips