Petition

George W. Carlisle et al. to James F. Robinson

1863-04-16

Date of Creation
April 16, 1863
Place of Creation
Independence, Kenton 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
R4-17
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-029-0316
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32211518

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Dates
1863-04-16
1863-02
1863-05-16
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George W. Carlisle et al. to James F. Robinson, 1863-04-16, 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-0001-029-0316 (November 14, 2026).

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Independence Kenton Co Kentucky
April 16 1863
Gov. Robinson.

To His Excellency. Sir. The undersigned petitioners would respectfully represent that on the [...] day of Feb. 1863 John & Leslie Jones were fined each $30,00 for a breach of the peace by fighting with one Mr Bass Their trials were had at Independence Kenton Co. before L. Shaw presiding Judge of the Kenton County Court, then acting as Justice of the peace. Your petitioners do most earnestly and respectfully request your Excellency to remit said fines believing as they do that theirs are cases requiring the exercise of your clemency

Wherefore your petitioners pray that your Excelency remit said fines } Jury

Geo W, Carlisle
F, M Northcutt
J E, Willims
R Osborn
G W Crist
Jacob Rice
Jno. C. Byland
B,, Jarrells
Wm Brown —
R B Rouse
M W Rouse
Moses West
Elick Cox —

B Wilshire
A. T. Cair
R Lipscomb
C Hawkins
J W. Channing
J M, Chambers
John, C. Case
J,, P,, Story
A W Lipscomb

[Page 2] Kenton Cir Ct
$30 } Breach
John & Leslie Jones
IssdMay 16th 1863

I am acquainted with the facts in this case and feel perfectly sure if they had been fairly presented to the jury, there would have been a very different finding. I think the fines should be remitted

Jno W. Finnell

Remit fine
J F Robinson