Joseph Ferrand to Beriah Magoffin
1860-01-19
- Date of Creation
- January 19, 1860
- Place of Creation
- Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Petition
- Repository
- Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
- Collection
- Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867
- Box / Folder
- BR12-296
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-1480
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32204367
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Citation
Joseph Ferrand to Beriah Magoffin, 1860-01-19, Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-004-1480 (November 15, 2026).
Louisville
To his Excellency the Governor of Ky
Honored Sir
In the case of Geo Woodruff who was lately convicted of a felony in the Jefferson Circuit Court I was the prosecuting witness and the only sufferer by the fraud which was practiced viz what is called the confidence game I am convinced that Miller the younger of the two men convicted was the designer of the fraud and I am not convinced that Woodruff was a guilty party in the transaction. On account of a young and I believe a virtuous and good wife who is now protectorless with a young child to support I appeal you to pardon him And if not entirely innocent this lesson will be enough to punish him for his first offince
Resply
Joseph Farrand
The case was Examined by me & the Gentleman who has signed the above paper was the party who suffered by the Fraud & was the prosecuting witness & only material Witness in the case
Geo. W. Johnston. Judge
city court Louisville
Woodruffs case
Peny Louisville
Jefferson Cir Ct
vs
George Woodruff
Pardoned