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Petition

William W. Pinner et al. to James F. Robinson

1863-08-17

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Date of Creation: August 17, 1863
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: R4-338 to R4-339
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-029-0529
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FTP Identifier: 32211731

Mentioned in this document

People: Piekel, A. P.; Glass, Alexander; Dudley, Alexander H.; Champion, Alford H.; Fleming, Alfred M.; Martin, Andrew Jackson; Ennis, Brice G.; Cassiday, Byron H.; Wood, Charles; Boyd, Critt H.; Morgan, David A.; Gardner, David L.; Glass, David R.; Smith, E. J.; Smith, Elzathan; Glass, Francis M.; Evans, Frank B.; Skinner, Frederick Henry; Lester, George C.; Lacy, George W.; Mayor, Henry; Sparkman, Hugh Mitchell; Settle, J. F.; Doom, J. H.; Glass, James; Catlett, James H.; Stubbs, James L.; Bigham, James M.; Lester, James M.; McElhany, James; Holloway, James N.; O'Hara, James; Hall, James P.; Long, James T.; Doom, John Bennett; Evans, John C.; Glass, John; Brock, John H.; Etheridge, John H.; Lehn, John; McElhany, John; Clark, John W.; Stone, Leasil; Brooks, Leroy C.; Oliver, Levi L.; Evins, Lewis; Braswith, N. T.; Grimet, N. Tomas; Young, Norvel D.; Jenkins, Octavious Marcellus; O'Hara, Reuben R.; Martin, Richard A.; Dickson, Robert A.; Wake, Russell Weir; Dioneser, S.; Oliver, S. P.; Greenfield, Sam B.; Howarton, Silvester W.; Doom, Stephen Henry; Cooksey, Theophilus; Gregory, Thomas J.; Paine, Thomas P.; Martin, Tom; Leech, W. Z.; Lynn, William B.; Bigham, William C.; Henson, William H.; Robertson, William H.; Bowman, William M.; Moneymaker, William; Polk, William, Sr.; Pinner, William W.; Hollman, William Wilson; Wilcox, Winfrey E.
Places: Caldwell County, Kentucky; Crittenden County, Kentucky; Fort Erie, Canada; Lyon County, Kentucky
Organizations: Caldwell Circuit Court; Commonwealth of Kentucky; Lyon County Court
Dates: 1861-06; 1863-08-17; 1863-08-18

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William W. Pinner et al. to James F. Robinson, 1863-08-17, 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-0001-029-0529 (November 12, 2026).

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To His Excellency, Hon Ja^s F Robinson
Governor of Kentucky

We the undersigned citizens of Lyon Caldwell and Crittenden Counties would state that at the June Term 1861 of Caldwell Circuit Court Theophilus Cooksey (now a citizen of Lyon Co) was tried upon an indictment for Assault and Battery and upon conviction was fined the sum of Fifty Dollars. Now without impugning the motives or action of either the Court or Jury that tried him, we would state that in our opinions the ~~verd~~ the punishment thus inflicted was severe, And in view of the fact that M^r Cooksey is very old ~~and~~ infirm and almost helpless. (being Seventy-Six years of age and suffering greatly from Bodily affliction) and quite poor and consiquently standing greatly in need of means to support him in ^this^ his time & hour of affliction, ^& old age,^ ~~We would~~ and his diseased bodily condition being partly induced by wounds received in defense of our Nationality in the war of 1812attheseigeofFort Erie

We ask as a favor to him in his present condition that ~~said fine be by your Excellency~~ his case receive at your hands such Executive clemency as will save him from want

Believing ^too^ that by a remission of said fine the state will not be wronged
August 167^th 1863

Respectfully &c

Names
W. W. Pinner
E Z Smith

Names
R, W, Wake Co Atty Lyon Co
A H Champion