P. J. Potter to Beriah Magoffin
1861-03-25
- Date of Creation
- March 25, 1861
- 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
- MG19-159
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0744
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209152
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- Dates
- 1861-03-25
Citation
P. J. Potter to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-03-25, 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-0001-020-0744 (November 13, 2026).
Bowling Green Ky
To his Excellency B Mcgoffin Govr of Ky
Frankfort Ky
Dear Sir
The petition for the pardon of Rufus Jones written by Jos R Underwood & signed by himself & others was Shown to me last week & I intended [...][...] to day but being county court day [...] was very Busy & did not have an [...] of doing so till late in the evening, [...] led to do it & it had been sent [...] If the name of your humble servt to said petition would have any influence (though small I know it will be) I authorise you to consider it there
Very Respctfully yours
P J Potter