Correspondence

John Dishman to Beriah Magoffin

1860-08-11

Date of Creation
August 11, 1860
Place of Creation
Irvine, Estill County, Kentucky
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
Box / Folder
MG17-25
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-0116
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FTP Identifier
32208526

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Dates
1860-11-08
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John Dishman to Beriah Magoffin, 1860-08-11, 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://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-020-0116 (November 13, 2026).

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Irvin Kentucky
Nov 8th 1860
Dear Gov.

At this Term of the Estill Court Mr. Patric McMahon was fined the sum of $50 — for carrying concealed a pistol, He has got up a petition signed by a number of good citizens — The petition I believe set forths the facts of His case. I think it one that deserves the consideration of the Executive Gov. He is young and poor lately married and is Striving Hard to make an Honest support —

Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
John Dishman

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Gov. Beriah Magoffin
Frankfort
Kentucky