L. L. Lindsay to Beriah Magoffin
1861-04-09
- Date of Creation
- April 9, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Hopkinsville, Christian 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
- MG19-215 to MG19-216
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0781
- Rights
- This image and its transcription are freely available to the public. Images appear courtesy of Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Transcriptions and annotations were created by Kentucky Historical Society staff, volunteers, and interns. When referencing this document, please use our preferred citation.; The use of transcriptions, images, or annotations from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce any material on CWGK is required.
- FTP Identifier
- 32209189
The Civil War Governors of Kentucky editors are working on annotations for this document. Check back to explore the people, places, organizations mentioned in this document.
- Dates
- 1861-04-09
Citation
L. L. Lindsay to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-04-09, 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-0001-020-0781 (November 13, 2026).
Hopkinsville
Hon- B. Magoffin Gov of Ky Whearas Sentence has been passed on Jonathan Greer for Manslaughter and Sentence to the Penetenra for the term of five years Mr Greer is an Old Man he has a large Family of Children a Kinde Father good Husband and neighbour much beloved as a neighbour I hope you will take his ^case^ under consideration as well as many others and let the Old man come back to his Family
Yours
Truly
L.. L.. Lindsay
Hon B.. Magoffin
Gov= of Ky