Correspondence

J. S. Barlaw to Beriah Magoffin

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
MG19-15 to MG19-16
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-0672
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FTP Identifier
32209080

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Dates
1860-04
1861-02-20
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J. S. Barlaw 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-0001-020-0672 (November 13, 2026).

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To his Excellency
B. Magoffin Gov of Ky
Dear Sir

I hope you will excuse me for troubling you in behalf of a poor [...] old friend of mine of Monroe County Who states that he has been fined the Sum of $50 & costs for playing cards for ^whiskey^ [...] [...] to wit. $20 at Criminal & Equity Court of Monroe at their April Term of 1860 & $30 & costs at last ocr. Term of Said Court.

Both offenses were committed On the same day.

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Your petitioner Elijah Strode states that he has replieved both of the before mentioned debts which replevy will be out about the 6th of next month. He therefore prayes your Excellency in view of the hard times to grant him a respite, so as to afford him time to make a crop & vend it, to procure the money to pay off said debts & thereby save what little property he has now, from being sacrificed.

Your petitioner states that he has a wife & five children & but very little property bearely enough to pay off the said debts if it is put under the hammer.

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You will please Governor if it meets your approbation to grant the the indulgence [...] asked for (&I hope it will) to address the petitioner Elijah Strode at Tompkinsville Ky And in duty bound he will ever pray &c

Respectfully
your friend
J. S. Barlaw

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Monroe E. & C. Ct.
$20.
$30. } Gaming
E. Strode
IssdFeby 20. 1861

Respite 12 mo
B. M