R. K. Sunnewell to Beriah Magoffin

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KYR-0001-020-0768

Document Genre

Correspondence

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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

Item Location

MG19-195 to MG19-196

Place of Creation

Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky

Date of Creation

14 March 1861

Dates Mentioned

1861-03-14

R. K. Sunnewell to Beriah Magoffin, 14 March 1861, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862, MG19-195 to MG19-196, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, KY. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-020-0768, (accessed December 22, 2024).

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Covington Ky
March 14^th 1861
Gov^r Magoffin

D^r Sir yesterday evening old M^r Temple was found guilty by a jury in our court of False swearing His friends in Newport where he formerly resided for a number of years are very unanimously in favor of having him pardoned and I understand Col Hodge will be over here tomorrow on his way to see you in his behalf I have been very busily engaged in court all the morning and have had but a ~~momt~~ moment to devote to making an effort to ~~get~~ ^~~make~~^ any preperation to by ^present^ his case properly ~~before~~ ^to^ you And ^sending^ ~~such~~ petitions are so common
it seems like imposing on your good nature to ask your clemency I was taken quite unwell at noon & have been confined to my house since then during the forenoon every one that spoke of the case were anxious to have the old man pardoned I have not heard of a single dissenting voise I spoke to M^r Arthur Aty for the Commonwealth he says he is very desirous he should be released but he would rather avoid writing to you but he will do so if you will not grant a pardon without his recomendation All the jurors whom I have spoken to will sign a recomdation and nearly all had done so when I left
~~where I left~~ the court house all who were there had done so several went last night to their houses & have not returned to day it I am confident all will write in the matter if they can be ~~rea~~ found ~~[...]~~ before Col Hodge leaves here for Frankfort I am too unwell to go into details of the case but I feel confident if you will pardon the old man your authority be universally approved of ^here to^ and you need have no fear of having done an improper act

Your Respectfully
R K Sunnewell

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