C. B. Henry to James F. Robinson
1863-06-09
- Date of Creation
- June 9, 1863
- Place of Creation
- Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Correspondence
- 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
- R4-220
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-029-0449
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32211651
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- Dates
- 1863-06-09
Citation
C. B. Henry to James F. Robinson, 1863-06-09, 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-0001-029-0449 (November 13, 2026).
Branch Farmers' Bank of Kentucky,
Princeton,
Dear Sir
Apologizing for troubling you I feel it my duty to address your Excellency on the condition of affairs in this region so far as the late action of our jurors at our Circuit Court are concerned. from Private Conversation had with you some time since at the Gault House I know that you were apprised of the condition of affairs in this county, that untill some months back we have been under the control of guerrillas and southern sympathizers. and many of us compelled to leave our homes for safety, at present we have comparative quiet from the fact that occasional parties of Federal troops visit us, after a great deal of labour night and day on the part of the military aided by loyal citizens a number of the most active leaders and aiders of the outlaws were taken and sent off but were soon turned back among us again through petitions signed by professed Union men, a number of the outlaws were indited by our grand jury last November and have been tried this Present term and have been fined in the aggrigate about $3000 the fines in each case the lowest amount recognized by law. Some for usurpation of office and others for Horse stealing and other crimes; relying upon former successes in obtaining remissions of fines from your predecessor, we learn that the parties are already getting up petitions to your Excellency and that you will be importuned perhapps by a majority of them to have the fines remitted, under this state of case I am requested by some of our truly loyal citizens to write to you and respectfully suggst that from the leniency heretofore shewn to this class of guerrillas Horse thieves and rebels generally who go about unpunished some example is absolutely necessary, a fair and rigid investigation in each case acted upon by intelligent jurors has determined the penalty and we do not think there is a single case deserving of executive clemency and having implicit confidence in the loyalty and firmness of your Excellency
(over)
we most respectfully request that you will permit the wrong doer to meet his reward —
Very Respy
Your Ob Ser
C. B. Henry
His Excellency
Governor Robinson
Frankfort
Kenty