Correspondence

J. W. Moore to Beriah Magoffin

1861-02-03

Date of Creation
February 3, 1861
Place of Creation
Mount Sterling, Montgomery 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
MG18-427
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-0602
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FTP Identifier
32209010

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1861-02-03
1861
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J. W. Moore to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-02-03, 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-0001-020-0602 (November 14, 2026).

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Mount Sterling Ky.
Feb. 3rd 1861
Dear Governor

I write to you most earnestly to ask of You the favor to pardon Young Wm Rucker of the charge which has been found against him by a grand jury of Clark County for forgery. It is the last case of the kind that ever occurred, upon which to found an indictment

It grieves his father so deeply who by the way his family are entirely respectable The Jury man is in every respect of good character and no conviction could be had against him but now days we can never reach cases on our dockets.

I assure you that the whole County will be pleased if you release him from it and I beg of you to do so. Such favor has been exercised by your predecessors. Crittenden released Morceau from an indictment for Murder. From the County of Lawrence.

Yours truly
J W Moore

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Ruckers case Indictment for forgery —

1861

To Gov Magoffin
Frankfort
Ky.