A. P. Hensan to Beriah Magoffin

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KYR-0001-020-0798

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Petition

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Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

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Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862

Item Location

MG19-257 to MG19-258

Date of Creation

February 1861

Dates Mentioned

1860

1860-09

--09

1861-02

1861-03-02

A. P. Hensan to Beriah Magoffin, February 1861, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862, MG19-257 to MG19-258, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, KY. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-020-0798, (accessed December 22, 2024).

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To his Excellency Beriah Magoffin Govenor of the State of Ky

Your Petitioner A. P. Henson states that on the day of 1860 he entered into a recognizance in the Knox circuit court in the sum of One hundred dollars for the appearance of a certain Mr. V Hall in the Knox circuit court as its Sept Term 1860. the said Hall was indicted for carrying concealed a Pistol -- He says that the said Hall failed to appear the Sept Term of the Knox circuit court and consequently the bond was forfeited and a summons was ordered against your Petitioner -- He says that the said Mr. V. Hall has gone to parts unknown to your Petitioner -- He says that when he entered into the obligation for the appearance of the said Hall in the Knox circuit court, he was a blacksmith and working for your Petitioner and he had no idea that he would try to get away; He says that
in this he was disappointed -- He says that Judgment has gone against the said Hall -- and consequntly he has no remedy except the timely intervention of your Excellency -- He says that at the approaching term of the Knox circuit court a Judgment will be rendered against your Petitioner for the $100 --

He says that he has just [...] or nice and common life for himself & wife and that he is very poor having nothing but what is excempt from [...], (but he does not claim such exception) and if this Judgment shall be ~~com~~ called off of him, it will for a long time be very oppressive of upon him -- and if the Executive clemency will interpose and save him from paying the one hundred dollars it will be a Rainbow of promise to him & his young rising hopes

Your Petitioner asks ~~your Petitioner~~ that your Excellency to remit, or present the collections
of said surers --

A. P. Hensan

Knox County

A P Hensan says that he believes the statements of the foregoing Petitioner are true

A P Hensan

Sworn to before me by A P Hensan this day of Feby 1861

We the undersigned ask your Excellency to grant the prayer of the within petition --

Names
J. W. Anderson
M. L. Rice
John M. Dickinson
John Givdin
James D Maysheer
James Tuggle
A. Vannoy
John Bradams
Drury Tyes Jr
Jos P Brafford

Names
D. T. J. Burky
J M Dirhman
T H Jones
W^m Gilbert
John Riley
A. Hinkle
W^m P Hopper
JW Cutten
David Sir Lemar
John Bumfirn

James H Pogrel
V L Jackson
Jas T Gosher
James [...]
A [...]
W H Brofford
T. G Pryr
Jams Black
John Goodin
Santford Sparks
Jesse goodin
A E Pogue
Thos Groses
William Cain
Bej. Huse
Jn A Bosier
WB Anderson
Young Higgons
W L Jones

Knox Cir Ct
$100 } Recog
A. P. Henson
Iss^d Mar 2 1861
Respited 6 Mo
B. M.

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