W. P. Clayton to James F. Robinson
1863-07-16
- Date of Creation
- July 16, 1863
- 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
- R4-281
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-029-0488
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- FTP Identifier
- 32211690
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Citation
W. P. Clayton to James F. Robinson, 1863-07-16, 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-0001-029-0488 (February 9, 2026).
I would most respectfully ask Gov Robinson to remit two fines of $200 each imposed upon me by the Mason Circuit Court for permitting unlawful gaming in my house. I do not ask this clemency upon the ground that the fines were illegally or improperly imposed; but I do entreat your Excellency to forgive as much of them as you can, upoon the ground of mercy to myself and family.
I am now in jail; put there to force me to pay these fines- I would most assuredly pay them; if I was able, rather than remain one moment in confinement under the circumstances. But I [...] that I am utterly unable to pay them, without stripping my family, of what little property I have for their comfort and support. I have no friends who are willing to pay these sums to relieve me, and I am left with no other alternative but to appeal to the clemency of your Excellency.
W. P. Clayton
Mason Cir. Ct
$200
2 cases } Gaming
The fines in these cases remitted except Ten dollars & costs in each case
J F Robinson
W. P. Clayton
Iss