John G. Cole to Beriah Magoffin

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KYR-0001-020-2136

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

MG24-214 to MG24-215

Place of Creation

Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky

Date of Creation

2 June 1862

Dates Mentioned

1862-06-02

John G. Cole to Beriah Magoffin, 2 June 1862, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862, MG24-214 to MG24-215, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, KY. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-020-2136, (accessed April 24, 2024).

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Richmond Ky
June 2^d 1862
Hon B. Magoffin
D^r Sir

It gives me pleasure to write ~~you~~ a few lines to your Excellency in behalf of My Friend Francis Searcy -- I have read the petition which contains the facts though not stated as favorably for Mr Searcy as the proof would have justified still I endorse every word therein contained after having heard the Evidence adduced both at the court of Enquiry and the Examination for bail. -- -- -- --

Mr Searcy is a respectable man living in a portion of our county noted for its good Morals & enlighted citizens and they have almost to a Man endorced his petition I know him to be a man of worth with a family, a wife and several ^young^ children dependant upon him for their living and I can state so for as I have heard & believe that it would give general satisfaction if you would exercise your executive clemency and relieve him from this prosecution and I may say persecution because I do confidently~~lty~~ believe that the Commonwealth can in no event find a verdict against him indeed a large portion of our citizens think and believe that it is carried on more as a matter of persecution to Mr Searcy than for the purposes fo justice --

I can say further that when the Examining court
acquitted Searcy the community Generally approved of their finding and never have I seen a people more surprised than when they learned that the second empaneled grand jury had found a true bill against him after the first had ignored the bill -- I hope you will consider Mr Searcys petition favorably and release him of this burthen and heavy Expence and I do believe that your action wil be approbated by the citizens of this Madison County I am

Sir very Respectfully Yours
John G Cole

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