Petition

John C. Bobin et al. to James F. Robinson

1863-02-20

Date of Creation
February 20, 1863
Place of Creation
Jamestown, Russell 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
R3-384
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-029-0258
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FTP Identifier
32211460

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Dates
1863-02-20
1860-06
1863-03-02
1863-03-04
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John C. Bobin et al. to James F. Robinson, 1863-02-20, 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-0001-029-0258 (November 13, 2026).

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Jamestown Ky
February 20tt 1863
To his Excellency Govenor Roberson

Sir — There has been two fines assessed in the Russell Circuit Court against John G Stanton of said County for Gaming amounting to $61,05 and$20 each at June Term 1860 We the undersigned Citizens and neigbors of said Stanton Petition to your Excellency for the purpose of having all of said fines remitted excepting that part ^Due^ the Atty for the Commonwealth Executions are in the hands of the Sheriff. at this time for coercing the payment of said fines. Mr Stanton is a poor man and regarded by all his neighbors as being strictly honest and We are satisfied that he is not able to pay said fines without making a sacrifice that will greately injure himself and prehaps[...] cause greate distress in his family

John, C, Bolin
Wm Lucas
W. T. Jackman S. R. C
S J Collins
George Bryan
J A Williams Co Atto

G. B, Warren
Berry Barnett
Wm H Casteil
Jesse Wooldredge
A. Wooldrege
[...]Davis Chamberlaine
Ge P Eubank
[I Shull]
[...][...]
Samuel Smith
Rhodes Powell
J[...] Tarter
James Smith
William Stanton
Martin van buren Stanton
Wesley Bell

[Page 2] N B The return day of the Executions which is now in the hands of the Sheriff is the 1st Monday in March and it will require immediate action upon this subject to do the Petitioner any good consequently I will expect speedy action upon the within subject

John G Stanton

I am well acquainted with the Petitioner M. Stanton and think that the foregoing fines ought to be remitted to do his family Justice J, A, Williams Co Atty

Russell Cir ct

Remitted
J F Robinson

$20
2 fines } Mis —
Jno. G. Stanton
IssdMar. 4. 1863.