J. A. Brents to Beriah Magoffin
1861-01-07
- Date of Creation
- January 7, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Albany, Clinton 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
- MG18-309
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0521
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208929
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- Dates
- 1861-01-07
Citation
J. A. Brents to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-01-07, 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-0001-020-0521 (November 14, 2026).
Albany Kentucky
Hon Beriah Magoffin Governor of Kentucky,
Dear Sir:
I enclose to you the petition of James Ferguson for your clemency — the petition is signed by some of whom you are perhaps acquainted viz: J. M. Elder, Jno Groom, J. M. Gwinn and JA. M. Elder. The petition is also accompanied with the affidavits of J. G. Crockett, Reuben Hurt and A. T. Harper —
If it is your pleasure to remit the fines, you can enclose the pardon to me —
I remain your humble servant
J. A. Brents