Petition

James H. Mullins and W. H. Kirtley to James F. Robinson

1863-04-01

Date of Creation
April 1, 1863
Place of Creation
Rockcastle 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
R4-49
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-029-0340
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FTP Identifier
32211542

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Dates
1861-08
1863-04-01
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James H. Mullins and W. H. Kirtley to James F. Robinson, 1863-04-01, 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-0001-029-0340 (November 12, 2026).

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To his Excellency James F. Robinson Governor of Kentucky — Your petitioner respectfully represents to your Excellency that that Just before the August Term of the Rockcastle Circuit Court 1861. he had collected a small debt due him in Whisky without any intention of retailing some, but being called on by a neighbor who represented that his family was sick and as a matter of Kindness he let him have one quart and at the last Feby Term; he was fined $20 & costs. He also states that on account of high water he could not get to Court & and Judgt went by default — The premises considered he asks that your Excellency remit said fine except fees & cots.

Apl 1st 1863. Jas H Mullins
W H. Kirtley

Thomas farley 1
John A Dams 2
SpenCer [ordery]4
William M Mullins 6
David owens 53
Abner McHenry 6
Gardner G Mullins
Balbirger Mullins
R, Singleton
J Owens
Wesley Owens
John C L Mullins

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Richard Wilson
R, P, Gresham

Referred

Jas. H. Mullins of Rockcastle County pettn to remit fine