Correspondence

W. W. Tate to Beriah Magoffin

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
MG18-462
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-0628
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FTP Identifier
32209036

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Dates
--03-19
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W. W. Tate to Beriah Magoffin, 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-0001-020-0628 (February 11, 2026).

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Bowling Green Ky March 19th 186[...]
Der friend

At the Februrary term of the Warren Criminal and Equity court a yong gentleman Mr Rufus Jones was tried for killing a Mr Jenkins — The Jury found him of a less offense than murder and he was sentenced to the the penitentiary for 4 years

Let me say to you that the facts were about these. At the time of the killing which took place at a party, it was in a kind of [...] and quarrel all excited and under the influence of intoxicating liquors and it was done in sudden heat and passion besides as I understand Jenkins had drawn rock on Jones."

Jones is a high toned and honorable young man and an orphan and if at himself would he one of the last men to deliberately do any one any injury, and I further think he has been punished enough and in setting him at liberty if consistant with your duty it would be received as a favor to me

Respectfully
Your friend &c c

W W. Tate

Hon B. Magoffin
Frankfort

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P S
I was comth atty at the time the indictment was found