Beriah Magoffin, Respite
1861-08-14
- Date of Creation
- August 14, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Legal/Financial
- Repository
- Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
- Collection
- Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862
- Box / Folder
- MG24-36
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-2030
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32210438
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Citation
Beriah Magoffin, Respite, 1861-08-14, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://test.discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-020-2030 (January 19, 2026).
Beriah Magoffin
Governor of the Comth. of Ky
To all who shall see these presents Greeting
Where as A Judgment has been rendered by the Louisville City Court ^for $200^ against R C. Hick. And whereas it appears from satisfactory evidence that the case of said Schlich presents strong considerations for the interposition and indulgence of the Executive — Now Know ye, that in consideration of the premises and by virtue of the power vested in me by the Constitution I have thought proper to Respite and do by these presents stay and respite the collectiion of said Judgment save fees & cost, for the term of twelve months from the date hereof, and do enjoin all officers to respect this Respite & govern themselves accordingly. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & caused the Seal of the Comth. to be affixed at Frankfort on the
{Seal}
B Magoffin
By the Governor
Tho B. Monroe Jr. Sec: of State
A Copy
Att O H Strattan C
copy
Respite
R C. Hick
Remitted