Petition

Stephen Dowse et al. to James F. Robinson

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
R4-475 to R4-476
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KYR-0001-029-0621
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Stephen Dowse 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-0001-029-0621 (November 14, 2026).

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To His Excellency the Governor of the State of Kentucky.

The undersigned being citizens residing in Lockport, in the State of Illinois, would Respectfully Represent that they are personally acquainted with John Fleming a convict in the State prison at Frankfort on the charge of Larceny. That Mr Fleming has during the many years of his residence at this place, maintained a good character for honesty and industry.

That said Fleming has a family consisting of a wife and one Daughter who are objects of charity who reside in this village.

Said Fleming was sentenced for four years & has been confined for three years & Eight months during which period he has well conducted himself. We trust your Excellency will believe with us that the Punishment already inflicted is an ample vindication of the Law and the demands of Justice and that in mercy you will Exercise Executive clemency and permit the said Fleming to return to his family & Home.

Signed
over

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Names

Stephen Dowse
John Donohue
Francis Gregory
John Flavin
Wm Young
Thomas Smith
James Leary
W Q Fiddyment
P. Y. Brooks
John Gregory
James Spelman
James Eagen
Michael Walsh
Wm W Marcy
Edwd. Flavin
Stephen Keough
Michael Kelley
H. Lindsay
R Nish
Louis Brady
Wm Larsan
Thos Sharts
John Walter
Corneis Warthers
E. A. H. Larned,
Geo M Arnold
Don G, Grisaldy
B A Thorp
A Bowers
Moses Kehoer
[...] Cohen
John Durne

N. L. Hawley
James Stewart
L, L, Roberts
Jas Drake
H, Kendall
A Burdick
W, H, Brown
S. S. Turner
Chas Clay
Isaac Noles
D. S. Sherwood
H K Burlingame
Charles Calvin
Peter Drum
Geo, H. Walker
Nansom B Parks
J. F. Washburn
W R Manning
Peter Drum
Orvis C Sherwood
Grove Taylor
H Ripson
Timothy OBrien
WmHanley
David Burns
Isaac Walker
Richard Reynolds
Patrick Gleeson
Denis Callihan
Lot Ryan
Michael Whalen

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Lee Fisher
W G Parks
Harry Stevens
George Snoad
Charles Snoad
William Sanborn
Jacob Smith
Jas. L. Denton
John Giddy
Garred Flavin
N,, S,, Rafferty
Daniel L. Martin
James Rasharn

James Belk
Elisha Sly
John H. Arnold
Wm Johnson
John Spelman
John,,, Wright
G. O'Connell
— Howard Hawley —
L, G, Marvin

Should references be desirable as to the character of the persons who have signed the above Petition, they will be promptly furnished.

N, L, Hawley

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Pettn to pardon John Fleming from Lockport Prison

No good grounds shown