C. Donnelly to James F. Robinson
1863-08-01
- Date of Creation
- August 1, 1863
- Place of Creation
- Covington, Kenton 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
- R4-363
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-029-0543
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32211745
- People
- Bowen, Adna H.
- Weidler, Benjamin B., Sr.
- Barlow, Charles
- Donnelly, Charles
- Jonston, E. U.
- Wolf, Emanuel
- Cook, G. F.
- Brown, George
- Cooke, George F.
- Kole, George H.
- James, George
- Edwards, H.
- Bryan, J. C.
- Robinson, James Fisher
- Sands, James
- Garrison, John
- Herold, John
- Roads, Michael
- Hathaway, S. K.
- Edsell, T.
- Reed, Thomas, Sr.
- Kettell, W. M.
- Donnelly, William J.
- Donnelly, [unknown]
- Lewis, [unknown]
- Stricklands, [unknown]
- Thomas, [unknown]
- [unknown], [unknown]
- Places
- Covington, Kentucky
Citation
C. Donnelly to James F. Robinson, 1863-08-01, 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-0001-029-0543 (November 12, 2026).
To His Excellency J F Robinson —
Governor of the State of Kentucky:
Your Petitioner, Charles Donnelly, respectfully represents that he was tried before the Kenton Circuit Court at Covington at its titioner but had been prevented, and Petitioner had gone to another part of the room and was engaged in settling his accounts with the Landlord of the Hotel when he heard the noise of the assault upon his brother and then rushed forward to protect him. Your Petitioner respectfully represents that so much of the fine as goes to the Commonwealth's Attorney together with the costs
will be sufficient punishment in any view of his conduct, and he prays a remission of the remainder of the fine, or that the Executive clemency should be extended to him in some form.
Covington Ky
C, Donnelly,
We, the undersigned citizens of Covington respectfully Join in the prayer of Petitioner,
T. Edsell
H Edwards
J. Garrison
W, J, Donnelly
Geo Brown
Jas. Sands
Dr E, U, Jonston
J C Bryan } Jurors
George H. Kole
Emanuel Wolf } Jurors