James Ewing Gibson to Beriah Magoffin

Accession Number

KYR-0001-020-1355

Document Genre

Correspondence

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

Item Location

MG21-288

Place of Creation

Owsley County, Kentucky

Date of Creation

9 August 1861

Dates Mentioned

1861-08-09

1857

Owsley County Ky
9^th August 1861
Governor Magoffin

Dr Sir, John Gibson of this County was convicted and Sentenced to the penitentiary for the crime of Horse Stealing in the year 1857 his Fine Will Expire some Time this fall, I was the officer who arrested him for the offence said Gibson is a young man and has a wife & four children in this county who greatly kneeds his aid his wife has Demeaned herself well in society since her Husband was sent to frankfort.

Now Governor from the mannor that this man Gibson has conducted himself Since he has Been In Prison and the fact of his family kneeding his aid, & to Restore him to the privileges of a citizen again. I hope you will Extend your Executive Clemincy in his Behalf; for his good conduct since in Prision I Refere you to the officers of the Institution, he is a young man and I hope this Will admonish him to never do So again if he is guilty

Your True friend
Ja^s Ewing Gibson

Governor Magoffin
Frankfort Ky

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