Correspondence

William B. Green and J. E. Gibson to Beriah Magoffin

Place of Creation
Owsley 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
MG18-264
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-0491
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32208899

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Dates
1860
1861-01-20
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William B. Green and J. E. Gibson to Beriah Magoffin, 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-0001-020-0491 (November 14, 2026).

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His Excellency
Governor Magoffin

your petitioners Would Respectfully Represent that on the [...] day of the Spring Term of the Owsley Circuit Court for 1860 Wm B, Green was fine thirty Dollars for Shooting at a Dog the property of Thos J, Treadway, sd Green was Drunk at the Time Returng from from the Election where Treadway & him, had had some sharp Words: Being of Different politics, Green Was in Triumphs and makeing a good Deal of noise, & Treadway set his dog on him, Green shot at him Treadways Wife was in a Delicate condition at the Time consequently Green was fined for it But there was alas no Damage done. They are boath small men and too apt to want to fight but neither of them is able to Whip any Boddy. They are at this time good friends no dogs Killed in the scrape frequently Hunts together & drinks together Green is a vary poore man &C

Wm B Green
J, E, Gibson

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Remitted Jan 20

Owsley Cir. Ct
$30
Wm B. Green
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