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Petition

H. S. Wright et al. to James F. Robinson

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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: R4-419 to R4-420
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-029-0582
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FTP Identifier: 32211784

Mentioned in this document

People: Darling, Andrew W.; Elston, Bland Ballard; Wright, Haydon S.; Robinson, James Fisher; Humphrey, James; Clark, James S.; Lee, Jesse; Hemdley, P.; King, Robert; Luckett, Robert S.; Ringo, William Luther
Organizations: Carroll Circuit Court
Dates: --08

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H. S. Wright 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-0001-029-0582 (November 12, 2026).

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To his excellancy
Gov. J, F, Robinson

Your petitioners would state that at the August term of the Carroll Circut Court Jas. S Clark was fined the sum of 20$ & cost for gaming.

The circumstances were these, in passing by where men were gaming and being young and somewhat intoxicated at the time was bantered to play and did so to the amount of 25 cents and then quit the game, — Your petitioners beleive his case one deserving executive clemency, and pray you to remit the same as we do not beleive he will engage in anything of the kind again.

Your petitioners would further state that said Clark declined a defence upon the ground that he was guilty

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to the extent stated above, and therefore would not plead not guilty.

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Jas S. Clarke
Pettn
Refused
J F R —