Petition

J. W. Gilbert et al. to James F. Robinson

1863-05-04

Date of Creation
May 4, 1863
Place of Creation
Madison 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
R4-119
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-029-0382
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FTP Identifier
32211584

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Dates
1859-09
1863-05-04
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J. W. Gilbert et al. to James F. Robinson, 1863-05-04, 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-0001-029-0382 (November 12, 2026).

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To His Excelency
James F Robinson
Governor of Ky
Your Petitioner
Hardin Todd

Would respectfily reprsent to your Excelency that at the Sept Term 1859 of the Madison Circuit Court he was tryed upon and Indictment in said court upon a charge of a Breach of the Peace and fined Ten Dollars and cost He is very poor with a large Family to support, and it would be under his present circumstances a hardship upon him & his Family to have the same to Pay. He therefore respectfully asks your Excelency to remit said fine (Execution is now in the hands of the Sheriff who will attempt to coerce the same

May 4th 1863

We the undersigned Citizens of Madison County concur in the Prayer of the foregoing Petition

(see over)

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Capt J, W, Gilbert
R H Johnson W. S. Ashr
C C Ball
A J Dudley
Lucian L. Griggs P. M at Waco Madison County Ky

C F Burnam
P. F Adams
D C McKinney
James H. Embry
Daniel Tudor J. P.
J. N. Hill
G. E. Billingsley
J.. W.. Bourne
G, W, Ballew J P
Dotson Tharp
W W Taylor
M N Collins
Thomas Collins
N. B. Johnson J P
Thomas R. Stagner
F. L. Byler
R. M. Bradley
Wm Hill J P
Wm G Watts
Wm Crews
John C Burgess
Silas Rupard
Lawson M. Shearer
N. B. Creed
T V. Douglas J P
P. P. Ballard P Marsh at Richmond Ky
Ja L Runyon
Alfred Douglas

Hardin Todd of Madison
Pettn to remit fine

I see no good ground remit to be sure it is asked by good men

Refused
J F Robinson