Thomas Pearce, Sr. et al. to James F. Robinson

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KYR-0001-027-0034

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Petition

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Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

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Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Correspondence, 1862-1863

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R2-52

Place of Creation

Kentucky

Date of Creation

2 September 1862

Dates Mentioned

1862-09

1862-09-02

Thomas Pearce, Sr. et al. to James F. Robinson, 2 September 1862, Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Correspondence, 1862-1863, R2-52, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, KY. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-027-0034, (accessed May 10, 2025).

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To His Excelency the Governor of Kentucky

The undersigned officers of the Henry Circuit Court and Citizens who are knowing to the facts here submitted; would state to your Excelency that for some years past fines have been imposed by, the Jury's in the said Circuit Court ag^t person's under Indictments for various offences- that executions had from time to time been placed into the Shff's hands of said County without Success of Satisfaction- that the Trustee of the Jury fund finding it his duty to renew Said Executions and to issue others on Judgments ag^t others did on the [ ] day of [ ] 18[ ] ~~issue~~ cause all of said Executions to issue & placed the same into the hands of C M Humston late Shff of said County on the [ ] day of [ ] 18[ ] and that he retained the Same in his hands (hoping that by waiting the Commonwealth might make Some of his demands) until the [ ] day of [ ] 186[ ] thereby subjecting said H[...] as Shff to a motion on the part of said Trustee ~~to a~~ and at the Sep^r Term 1862 of said Court a Judgment was rendered ag^t him for the full am^t of all of said Ex^os^[...]^ & ^$^ 30 per Cent. damages for failing to return as af^d -- Now the undersigned would
respectfully petition, that the Judg^t af^d be [...] y^r clemency remitted So far as the Com Wealth is concerned, and particularly as the said Exo^s have been again renewed and ~~[...]~~ now placed into the hands of the present Shff of said County for Collection -- and the Com Wealth may by the last Exco^s receive full Satisfaction of her claims ag^t the Sveral persons ag^t whom fines have been assessed -- & ~~Will~~ We Will pray &c

~~Sep~~ A list of said Exo^s is here Sent to y^r Excelency --
Sep^r 2. 1862

Thos, Pearce, Sr,
Thomas M. BuckleyD, M, S M. M
I N Webb Judge pro tem
M B Pearce --
County Court Clerk
W. J, Brewer Sheriff-Elect

E. P. Thomas late clk H C C C
E. P Thomas Trus Jury fund=
E F Nuttall
B Selby
S. W. Hunt. P. M.
J' P. Sparks
J.. N. Oliver
John J, Berry
S E DeHann,
L D Owen, Sherriff of Henry
W. J. Thomas D C formerly
C M Mathews
Tho. S, Haydon

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