Correspondence

R. Rodes to Beriah Magoffin

1861-01-12

Date of Creation
January 12, 1861
Place of Creation
Bowling Green, Warren 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
MG18-368
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-0558
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32208966

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R. Rodes to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-01-12, 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-0001-020-0558 (December 13, 2025).

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Bowling Green Ky
Jany 12" 1861
Gov Magoffin:

About one year ago or nearly so — S L Kohn of this place ^was^ adjudged by our Eq & Cmil Court to pay $100, as Surety on a bond of one Jno Reester — It was simply a bond to appear & answer a peace warrant of one Jno Perrijer.

It is a hard case & yr Excellency respited the paymt for one year. we now ask Yr Excellency again to remit the Judgmt — as we believe no violence would be done to law or Justice thereby —

Judge Hines Can

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explain to you, fully all you may wish to Know about mr Kohn & will tell You we have no doubt that you would subserve a very Kind purpose to remit the Judgmt —

You can refer to mr Kohns previous application in Feby 1860 (we believe) for his affidavit and a statement of facts —

Very Respectfully

R Rodes

Mr Kohn is an honest & clever man & ought not to pay the above named money

B. C. Grider