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Correspondence

James C. Caldwell to Beriah Magoffin

1860-12-20

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Date of Creation: December 20, 1860
Place of Creation: Richmond, Madison 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: MG17-241
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-020-0265
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James C. Caldwell to Beriah Magoffin, 1860-12-20, 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-0001-020-0265 (November 13, 2026).

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Richmond Ky De^c 20 1860
Gov Magoffin
Dear Sir

A petition will be presented to you for the relief of James Maupin Silas Hill and Thomas H Barnes form Judgments against them as securities in a Recognisance Bond for one Joseph Williams.

As I understand the facts of the case I am clearly of opinion that it is a case in ^which^ your Excellency might with propiety interfere.

The parties are all of the highest respectability and are particular personal friends of mine

I would be very much gratified if you could feel it your priviledge to remit the Judgments and relieve my friends.

It is but seldom I ask such favours and I hope you will grant this

very Respectfully
Yours
Ja'^s C, Caldwell

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Madison Cir. ct.
3. Judgts. — each $500
Forf^t Recognizances
Silas Hill & others
Resp^d 12. mos
Iss^dDec^r 24. 1860