W. S. D. Megowan to Beriah Magoffin
1861-07-09
- Date of Creation
- July 9, 1861
- 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
- MG18-180
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0437
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208845
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- Dates
- 1861-07-09
Citation
W. S. D. Megowan to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-07-09, 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-0001-020-0437 (November 13, 2026).
Louisville
To
Hon" B Magoffon
Govr of Ky.
I was Sheriff at the time of the conviction of young Hawkins, for stabbing with a deadly weapon and will hereby remark that from all I was able to learn of the case I am decidedly of the Opinion that he ought not to have been convicted; thereupon should be at once restored to liberty.
Yours with due respect
W. S D Megowan