Correspondence

C. A. Preston to James F. Robinson

1863-08-05

Date of Creation
August 5, 1863
Place of Creation
Covington, Kenton 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
R4-327 to R4-328
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-029-0521
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FTP Identifier
32211723
People
Egelston, Benjamin
Preston, C. A.
Roback, Charles W.
Robinson, James Fisher
Shmoddle, William H.
Places
Covington, Kentucky
Organizations
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Dates
1863-08-05
1863
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Citation

C. A. Preston to James F. Robinson, 1863-08-05, 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-0001-029-0521 (November 12, 2026).

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Covington Augst 5 1863.

To His Excellency J F Robinson:
Governor of Kentucky:

As Mayor of the City of Covington, I issued to C W Roback a License under the Ordinance of the City of Covington, to peddle his Bitters. This was upon the [...] day of [...]1863 and the License was for a period of six months. When he applied to me for a License he told me the "bitters" would be brought over in ^a^ waggon by his Agent or driver and asked me if the License should be issued in the name of the Agent or driver. I told him that I should issue it in his name, that he should endorse upon it the name of his driver or Agent who should carry with him the License which

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would be sufficient under the City ordi^n^ance. I understand that the driver was arrested and tried before Esqr Eggleston who decided that the City License was not available as a defence because it was not issued in the name of the driver. I am satisfied my construction of the City Ordinance was correct and believe that Mr Roback offers a good reason for the Executive clemency,

Very Respectfully
Yours
C A Preston Mayor C, C

P, S, It is my impression that the Justice of the Peace who tried the case had no Jurisdiction

C A Preston mayor C, C

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Statement of the Mayor of the City.