Petition

W. H. Knap et al. to James F. Robinson

1863-07-20

Date of Creation
July 20, 1863
Place of Creation
Lewis 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
R4-225 to R4-226
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-029-0454
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32211656

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Dates
1863-07-20
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W. H. Knap et al. to James F. Robinson, 1863-07-20, 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-0001-029-0454 (November 14, 2026).

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Lewis Co Ky
July the 20th 1863

We the under Signed citisens and neighbors of William Morgan pray the honorable governor of Kentucky to Remit a fine ^of $18,^ imposed on Said Wm Morgan in a Suit of assalt and Battery Charged against him by Nancy Morgan in which case Said defendant pleads not guilty, we therefore from pray your honor to Remit Said fine Beleiveing the defendant to be a good Civil industrious and peaceable citizen. Said Morgan is a of man in indigent Circumstances we the under signers therfore petition a Remitance of Said fine

W H Knap
Benjamin Hayley
[Melvin A perriner]
John G. P. simmer

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Thomas Sentin
Wyatt Coopers
I Samuel Cooper
James Honsley
Joseph B Pitts
[...][...]
Dallas Jordan
James Stone
John E Stone
Sanford. J. Stone
Thomas Stone Jr
W. H. Stone
Thos Stone Sr
John M. liles
Ezekiel Stone
Washington Yatz
William Blankenship
T C Adkins
John McEldowney
Anthony Evans

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I do not discover any safe grounds on which to remit

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Enoch Robbins
Peter C Mauk
Ralph Stafford
John Richmond
Edward Roe
J M Smith.
Francis Dyer
Moses W D Smith
Joseph chens
Reubin Bloomfil
Newton [...]
[...]
Francis M Dyore
A V Wilson