John J. McDevitt to Beriah Magoffin
1860-11-19
- Date of Creation
- November 19, 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
- MG17-158 to MG17-159
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0206
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208616
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Citation
John J. McDevitt to Beriah Magoffin, 1860-11-19, 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-0001-020-0206 (November 13, 2026).
To His Excellency
The Governor of Kentucky
May it please your Excellency
A poor woman came to me this morning, stating that her son John Maginty was fined, a few days ago, in one hundred dollars for some difficutly with a fellow laborer — she also stated, that she paid five dollars to a lawyer, who neverappeared at all the trial; but that this same lawyer came to her demanding five other dollars which if he got, he promised to send a petition to your Excellency in behalf of her son — the poor woman was not able to raise this extra amount, and as I know the poor woman and and her family, and that her son is her principal support — I have taken the liberty to intercede with your Excellency in her behalf — her son is now away from home fearing to return; Hoping that your Excellency may remit the fine, is the sincere wish of your humble petitioner
John J. McDevitt
Louisville city Missionary
Louisville
McGinty's case
Louisville.
Respite for 12 mos and enclose to Mc McDevitt —
B, M
Louisville City Ct
$100 } Misdemeanor
Jno Magenty
Issd