John Q. A. King to Beriah Magoffin
1861-02-11
- Date of Creation
- February 11, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Paducah, McCracken 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
- MG19-91 to MG19-92
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0700
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209108
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- Dates
- 1861-02-11
Citation
John Q. A. King to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-02-11, 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-0001-020-0700 (December 10, 2025).
Paducah Ky
To His Excellency
B. MaGoffin
Frankfort
Ky —
My Dear Governor-
This will be handed you by Mrs. Powell, the wife of J. H. Powell, who was convicted at our recent term for Grand Larceny
Mrs. Powell is a high toned Christianlady with a small infant, and has clung to her husband with marked fidelity & affection-
The evidence in the case was mostly circumstantial as to guilty intent. He was in very bad health, and mind impaired at the time, as the evidence and circumstances comenced to show_ Had he obtained a continuance, he would in my opinion, have been acquitted_ The sympathies of the whole community are with him, and the jury and Comwlths atty, informed me, that they would cheerfully sign a petition to you for his release_ It would be gratifying indeed, that he be discharged from confinement
Very truly
Yours John Q. A. King