John C. Breckinridge to Beriah Magoffin
1860-11-28
- Date of Creation
- November 28, 1860
- Place of Creation
- Lexington, Fayette 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
- MG17-143 to MG17-144
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0196
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208606
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- Dates
- 1860-11-28
Citation
John C. Breckinridge to Beriah Magoffin, 1860-11-28, 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-0001-020-0196 (November 13, 2026).
Lex Ky
Dear Sir
Mr Henry Metcalfe of this city has a petition very respectably Signed for the remission of a fine in the Woodford Court. He presents in the petition a strong reason for remission and I respectfully unite in the petition for its remission.
Yours
John C Breckinridge
Gov B Magoffin
Frankfort Ky