<title type="main">William W. Prater to Beriah Magoffin Edition created from new transcripts of this manuscript. Initial upload of this work's facsimile images and metadata to FromThePage for editing Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections Administrator of the CWGK Migration transcription project on FromThePage Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections made 2 edits between June 22, 2025 and June 22, 2025. Dynamic TEI export from FromThePage (version 22.10)

This image and transcription is publicly accessible. The image appears courtesy of the repository named in the Source Description. The transcription and annotation were undertaken by Kentucky Historical Society staff, volunteers, and interns. If referencing this document title, accession number, and permanent URL.

 November 12, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862 KYR-0001-020-1085 MG20-187

Petition English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
1

To B. Magoffin Governor of Kentucky

Your petitioner Wm W. Prater Would represent to your Excellency that Sometime in the year 1860 this petition was in Company with one of his (nephews) Wm W. Williams and Said Williams was to some extent intoxicated they was playing pranks on One another and Eventually Said Said Williams got in a passion And thro threw a glass at this petitioner this and this petitioner never repelled the assualt for on his part he represents to your honor that he never had any malice toward Said Williams altho We were arrested and both were fined & the Jury assessed a fine against this petitioner for $31,50 and the Execution is now in the hands of the officer who will proceed to collect the Same unless restrained by your honor

Wm W WilliamsPrater Wm W. Prater

the undersigned petitionersSubcribers Join in the prayer of the above petitioner for the remission of his fine in consequence of his poor Condition and large family

Wm. S. Adams A, P, Cooper Esqr Samuel Rice T. C. Patrick Eli Lemaster Thomas Hackworth John N Power William Patrick George Perkins W P Salyer Wm Conly Lewis T. Toby William. P. Bailey Alexander Patrick A, C, Bailey

2

Magoffin J. P. $350 } assault W. W. Prater

Remitted B. M

IssdMay 13. 1861