Petition

W. M. Fisher et al. to James F. Robinson

Place of Creation
Carroll 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
R3-366
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-029-0244
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32211446

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Dates
1862-08
1863-02-19
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Citation

W. M. Fisher 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-0001-029-0244 (November 14, 2026).

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Honbl J. F Robinson
Govnor of Kentucky

The undersigned your petitioners would respectfully state that at the Aug term of the Carroll Circuit Court 1862 W H Ruggles was fined $500 — for shooting at Wm Morely — We state that both the parties were on a spree. and we believe that Ruggles had no intention of hurting morely — Morely dared him to shoot and he fired — The verdict of the jury surprised all in attendance — Your petitioners believing this case deserves executive clemency repectfully request your excellency to remit said fine —

W. M Fisher.
J. M. Collyer
D W Hogan
Jas, K, Pope
John Hogan Late Clk
H Cox
C N. Stringfellow
B E [Andrew]
E Webster
R. T. Mcleann
Josep Vance
Enoch Abbett
G J Minish
J W Lingenfelter
Allen Hanks C C C C
D. S. Hanks D. C.

A J Guthrie
W L Smith
Jno. F. Gaunt D. S.
W P. A. Dean
A V Carlisle D, S,
W. P. Masterson
J. J. Orr County atto
A R Gaunt C C C C
Ed D Hogan D Clk
R. W. Masterson J. C. C. C.
Geo W, Anderson
George. Henke
R H, V Jett
W H Van Pelt Rep

[Page 2] W. H. Ruggles Pettn

Carroll Cir Ct
$500 } Assault

One half fine remitted in this case

J F Robinson
IssdFeby 19. 1863

Mr Vanpelt