James Flanagan to Beriah Magoffin
1861-02-19
- Date of Creation
- February 19, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Winchester, Clark 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
- MG19-12
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0669
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209077
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- Dates
- 1861-02-19
Citation
James Flanagan to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-02-19, 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-0001-020-0669 (November 14, 2026).
Winchester Ky
Hon B Magoffin
Dr Sir,
At the instance of Mr John L. Adams I write you on the present occasion. You will see from the returned Document that you have respited on case in him for $50 — there was the cases for $50 each and one for $10 — Will you do him the kindness to send him a respite for the whole amount of $110 — being assessed against him upon three indictments
I have heard ^a detail of^ the facts in these cases, and am satisfied that your Excellency has not erred in granting you clemency in the matter Mr Adams is a good & amiable man & is naturally incluned to obey the laws of his country, and I would ^with others^ be gratified that you camethe respite the three fines, if consistent with your practice remit them at once.
Very truly Yr friend
Jas Flanagan
Respite 12 mo
B. M.
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