J. W. Duke to Henry D. McHenry and R. Gibson
1863-02-04
- Date of Creation
- February 4, 1863
- Place of Creation
- Cromwell, Ohio 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
- R3-353 to R3-354
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-029-0235
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- 32211437
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- Dates
- 1863-02-04
Citation
J. W. Duke to Henry D. McHenry and R. Gibson, 1863-02-04, 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-0001-029-0235 (November 12, 2026).
Cromwell Ky
Mr H, D, McHenry, or R. Gibson
Dear Sirs Will you please See the Gov^er^nor of Kentucky for me, and get him to release me from Paying the Bail Bond that I am Security, in the case of the commonwealth, against James L. Chilton of christian ^county^, the case is, the case of Chilton & G. Netter, I think that Netter was as mutch to blamed as Chilton, but he was cleared,
The Bond was $12500 there is on the Bond with me J, P, C, Norman G, Dockery & E, Brizendine, the money I will have to pay the money my Self, I have paid Mr C. Maxwell $3750, his part of the Bond, which leaves $8750 agoing to the Commonweal^th^
I want to be released from paying the money as it is a hard case on my Side
Chilton is also owing me $15000 that I exspect I will have to loose, you know Something concerning all the case, as it was in the court at Hartford,
Do the best you can for me, if you get me Retleased, have all released on the bond, I will Send up a petition, if the Governor requires it, but you can tell him all about the case, you will please attend to the above, and I will pay you for the Same,
Respectfully yours
J, W, Duke