Thomas H. Corbett to Beriah Magoffin
1861-02-20
- Date of Creation
- February 20, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Mayfield, Graves 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
- MG18-447
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0618
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209026
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- Dates
- 1861-02-20
Citation
Thomas H. Corbett to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-02-20, 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-0001-020-0618 (November 13, 2026).
Mayfield Ky
To his Excellency
Beriah Magoffin
Respected sir
At the present Term of the Graves Equity & criminal Court there was a Judgment rendered in favor of the Comlth to Major W M Cargill & Wiley Morris for one hundred Dollars as securities on the bond of H W Boyd for Breach of the peace Boyd left the Country that is moved off, and as the offense was not a very henious one and as it would be a hardship on the securities to pay the Judgment These hard times. It would in my Judgment be right to release them, They therefore ask your Excellency through me to release them
Your obedient servant and friend
Thos H Corbett