Petition

Bridgeford & Co. et al. to James F. Robinson

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
R4-230 to R4-231
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-029-0457
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32211659

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Dates
1863-07-03
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Citation

Bridgeford & Co. 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-0001-029-0457 (November 13, 2026).

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To His Excellency James F Robinson Governor of of Kentucky Your Petitioners would state that Mrs Jno Kavanaugh is the wife of one Jno Kavanaugh who was indicted at the last Term of the Jefferson Circuit Court with one William White for the malicious stabbing of one Strom Ryan In consideration of her condition and [...] of her helpless children we pray you to pardon said John Kavanaugh as the facts of the case are given in the petition of Mr White which is now on file in your office they were indicted together and it is shown that William White did the Cutting and not Jno Kavanaugh

Respectfully

Bridgford & Co
A B. W Allen
Edward Morris & Co
J T Morris & Sons
A. Duvall Jr.
George N. Bohn
A. C Clark
W. G. Crail
W H Crutcher
John G Baxter
Wm Semple
D. B. Leight & Co.
W, P, Levi
Edwd Wilkinson

Elijah Brewer
J W McGee
Wm B Casey
Wm. Hatzell

We believe on Wm Bridgeford & Co. representation that said Kavanaugh is worthy of clemency —

T. & R. Slevin & Cain
Moss & Trigg

We believe from the representation of [...] Bridgeford & C that Mr John Kavanaugh is worthy of Clemency

Glazebrook Brod C
J Monks & Cobb
John B David
T. S. Bell

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John Latshaw
R, P, Lightburn
Hugh Ferguson
W. S D Megewan
Phelps Caldwell and Co
M Jas G Davis
H C Murrell
Thos Haydon
D. H. Davies
Wm Kaye
J, R, Brown
Edwd J. Wilson
Wm W. Twyman
Denis Long
Robert Hughes
Tho. D Tilford
George Ainslie
James Ainslie
A P Cochran
G S Craig

Isaac P Miller
Robt J. Elliott.
Jn R. Murphy
Jno H, Talbott
S. Waters

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[Page 4] Jefferson Cir. Ct

Pettn for Pardon of Jno Kavanaugh from Louisville (See pettn for white)

2 yrs & 6 Mos
Jno Kavanaugh

Upon full consideration with additional details of the facts a Pardon is granted in this case

J F Robinson

[...] Yrs Penty
Felony
Pardon Issd
July 3. 1863