W. S. Allen et al. to James F. Robinson
- Place of Creation
- Gallatin 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
- R4-75
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-029-0357
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32211559
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- Dates
- 1863-05-30
Citation
W. S. Allen 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-0001-029-0357 (November 14, 2026).
To his Excellency Governor James F Robinson
Governor of the Commonwealth of Ky — Your Petitioner Samuel W. Spencer States that he was at the March Term of the Gallatin Circuit Court found guilty on an indictment for negligently guarding the Jail of Gallatin County which contained Wm Ross who was indicted for Murder — the Jury assessed a fine of One hundred Dollars on Your Petitioner — which Sum is more than he is able to pay — He is a verry poor man with a large Family depending upon him for Support & to Coerce the payment of Said fine — would greatly distress his Family by taking from them the necessaries of life — He may have acted negligently in the discharge of his duties as guard but with no fraudulent intent —
We therefore commend his cause to Your favorable consideration, & he will forever pray &, &.
The undersy Jurors recommend that Said fine be remitted.
W, S, Allen
James Gridley
W P Hollon
T. J. Turpin
Jno D. Pulliam
M, C, Ross
Wm C, Slett
Lewis Crutcher
Henry Leary
A A Arrosmith
Tarlton Taylor
J J Landram
Samuel W Spencer
J Danlor
Zackrier Smith
Robert Henry
W. W. Garnitt
G. W. Reed Seriff
Thos, M, Penkston
E. Hogan
H. C. Beall
Joseph White
W J Brightwell
Aaron. Gregg
James, V, Bean
John Ward
Gallatin Cir Ct
Petition
Saml W. Spencer
$100 } Mis.
Saml W Spencer
In consideration of the facts stated & the poverty of this Dept — the fine in this case is all remitted except Twenty four dollars & costs
J F Robinson
Isd