Peter B. Muir to Beriah Magoffin
1860-11-14
- Date of Creation
- November 14, 1860
- Place of Creation
- Louisville, Jefferson 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
- MG17-72 to MG17-73
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0148
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208558
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- Dates
- 1860-11-14
Citation
Peter B. Muir to Beriah Magoffin, 1860-11-14, 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-0001-020-0148 (November 13, 2026).
Louisville Ky.
Gov. Magoffin
Dear Sir —
Mr Wm M. Duncan of this city will cause to be presented you his petition for releif against a judgment of the city court upon a forfeited recognizance. Although I know nothing of the circumstances attending the case in the city ct. yet I cheerfully bear testimony to the personal excellence of the petitioner. Mr Duncan is a young gentleman who removed to this city from the country. His bearing here has been that of a true gentleman. His means are limited & I trust you will grant him the desired relief.
Very Resptly &
P. B. Muir