John D. Williams to Daniel P. White
1861-01-14
- Date of Creation
- January 14, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Green 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
- MG18-301
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0515
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208923
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- Dates
- 1861-01-14
Citation
John D. Williams to Daniel P. White, 1861-01-14, 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-0001-020-0515 (November 13, 2026).
Green County Kty
Dear Friend you Requested me to Rite to you Respeting my case Now Sir I do think it is a Straing thing to me why Mr Towls and Mr Spencer has Failed to attend to the mater For me as I had Boath thare Faithfull promis to me that theay ^woud^ attend to it But I Suppose the Reason was That the States attorny Give up his Claim a Gainst me in Riting and assiand his name to it and I have it Now in my in my pocket when he Done that theay Said theay Did not think I Ever woul hear of it a Gain Now Doctor I Dipend on you and my worthy Friend Doctor Wolten to attend to ^the^ Busness For me For I have Nothing to Throw a way For you know that I have a har time to Seport my Family For I am yet a Cripple in my leg yet in a Great Degree and has No help But some Girls For the matter at First was Gotten up threw Spite and Malis and By har swaring as For my keeping a tipling house or Gambling Never at No time my wife is Now Forty years old and Never has seen a gGame of Cards play in her life Nor my Family Now my Friend Dont neglect this matter atoend it as soon as posable and send me a letter to monroe post Office and I want you to well acquaint Mr. Magoffin of my Suitatain I had Confidence in him and Done all I could to help him in his Election and I have yet Confidence in him that he will Give me his aid in this matter your with Respect
John. D. Williams
To Dr —
Daniel —
P. White