E. P. Davis et al. to James F. Robinson
1863-02-14
- Date of Creation
- February 14, 1863
- Place of Creation
- Grayson, Carter 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
- R3-334A
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-029-0221
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- FTP Identifier
- 32211423
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Citation
E. P. Davis et al. to James F. Robinson, 1863-02-14, 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-0001-029-0221 (November 12, 2026).
State of Kentucky
Carter County Sct
To his Excellency the Governor of the Commonwealth of Ky. The undersigned petitioners would respectfully represent to your excellency that Sarah James a widow of this County was fined $20 for retailing whisky ^Before Isaac Burton Justice^ Now we petition your Excellency to remit said fine for these reasons to wit) First Mrs James is a widow with a Large family to raise and suport and [...] She had her house burned down by accident and burned all she had up in it; and by that means she had to resort to something to try support and feed her Little helpless children with bread She sold a Little whisky but at all times she had the whisky taken a way from her premises the Lady is quite Kneedy of all of her Little means to keep her Little children in bread as many families in this County with a man at the head of them will have a hard time. to obtain bread for them; Now we think the Lady Kneeds your clemency, And we trust your Kind heart will give her relief and remit said fine and for such relief we shall ever pray.
E. P. Davis
T Thompson
C. M. Gee
G, T, Shepherd
Samul Osenter
J. B. Ward
[Moses] Nethercutt
m Hill
Jno Boggs
Wiley Hill
Elihu Boggs
James Flawher
J K Flawher
R W Lamptons
A J Scott
G, W, Everman
Brad Elrick
George W Moore
W. R. Shepherd
Richard. P. Hyrne
Wesley Vaughn
Henry Easterling
Jas V. Barnes.
T R Blankenship
J. H. Young
William B. Scott
Capt Jordan Neithercutt
William Young
John V. Ramey
B. F Crawford
G. W. Littlejohn
R D Davis
wiley Prichard
G. W. Prichard
John Gollihu
Pettn to remit fine
J. P. Ct
Fine Remitted
J F Robinson
$20 } Misc
Iss'
Grayson Carter Counrty Ky —
49th 1863
To J F Robertson Governor of the commonwealth of Ky.
Dr sir you will find enclosed a peititon signed by many good respectable citizens of this county asking you to remit a fine for a poor woman and do declare that she is in a helpless condition and I fear that her infants will suffer for bread this season, and I am clarely of the opinion that her case Kneeds your clemency which I hope she will Get
yours &c
E, P, Davis