G. H. Morrow to Beriah Magoffin
1861-01-04
- Date of Creation
- January 4, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Paducah, McCracken 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
- MG18-267
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0494
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208902
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- Dates
- 1861-01-04
Citation
G. H. Morrow to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-01-04, 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-0001-020-0494 (November 13, 2026).
Paducah
His Excellency
B. MaGoffin
Dr Sir
Enclosed you find a petition, from a number of the Most influential of Our Citizens, asking a release, for D. C. Wilcox of certain fines Imposed on Wm Mullins, I Know. Mr Wilcox is a worthy Gentlemen, & ought to be released according to the Prayer. I hope I am not asking to much, when I ask if Consistent with your duty You relieve him from the payment of said fines.
Your friend
G. H, Morrow