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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons, Remissions, and Respites, 1862-1863 KYR-0001-029-0493 R4-286 to R4-287

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July the 8th 1863 To Gov Roberson Frankford Ky

your Petitioner would respectfully state that at the June term of the Caldwell Circuit Court he was tried upon an indictment for a breach of the peace Committed by beating one W F Flood that your Petitioner did not appear and defend said charge from the fact that he lives in the County of Livingston that the time of holding said Court had sliped the memory of him that said Court Commenced on the second Monday of June 1863 that your Petitioner thought it Commenced on the thired Monday of said Month that acting under that impression he appeared in Court on that day and then for the first time discovered his mistake that a trial of his case had already taken place and your Petitioner find $225 00/100 that the trial was exparte that your Petitioner had already employed a lawyer to defend him who in his absense failed so to do, that you Petitioner had one witness subpeanied who was not examined on his behalf that he had two other witnesses who knew the facts as herein after stated but they have departed this life that the facts are about these the difficulty took place in your Petitioners own house that he returned home one

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evening and found his sister Flood's wife weeping & Flood with a large knife drawn saying that he had whipped her and intended to kill her that your Petitioner reasoned with him against his conduct that thereupon he threatened to kill your Petitioner and your Petitioner then beat him very badly he states that he could have proved this on the trial had it not been for the misfortune as above stated that he is a poor man with a family & the fine is unjust & a hardship that the facts above stated are strictly true were fore he prays that said fine be remitted

W F Mitchell

Subscribed and sworn to by W F, Mitchel before me this 8th July 1863

A Beverly J P L. C

We the undersigned believe the statements above made are true that we know the Petitioner to be a sober hard working & honest mand & join in his prayer for relief

C Bennett M. H. Carson N. H. Bigham J. L Powell J, H. Ford Benjamin Barnes Chas H Webb. Tom M. Davis J A, f, Given C Haynes C L C L Johnson J. W. Richardson L. B. Bohanam Thos Croker J S Bertoli W, C, Ellis J. S. Leffler James Stroud

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E, R, Haynes J C Leech R. H Clopten A, A. Prayold W D Covington Wm J Jennings A. Larrett D. P. M. P W Quan C, R,, Hayward J, W. Mills J. Patterson Tylor Elliott William S Blount Hodge A, Elmore W Beverly J P Jos R Block James Stroud Jr

Notwithstanding the said Mitchells seems to have been the better off in the affray, yet it was a kind of family quarrel &c as the said Flood & Mitchell are Brother's in law, & no doubt one was to blame as much as the other. I being well acquainted with the parties, would respectfully suggest the release of said fine if consistent with your judgment. the said Mitchell is a hard working industrious poor man of a family & good character

W E, Mitchusson clk, Caldwell Co Court

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Caldwell Cir. Ct.

Please answser this as soon as you can & direct W E, Mitchusson Princeton Ky

$225. } Breach.

The fine in this case is remitted except the sum of Twenty five dollars & costs

J F Robinson

IssdJuly 20th 1863 W. F. Mitchell