Correspondence

Martha B. McCall to Grant Green

1861-03-02

Date of Creation
March 2, 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
MG19-375
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-0872
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1861-03-02
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Martha B. McCall to Grant Green, 1861-03-02, 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-0001-020-0872 (November 13, 2026).

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Paducah March 2nd [1861]
Mr Green
Sir

There was no difficulty in getting a petition from here. As the jurors said it was the understanding before they left their room to sign a petition

The citizens all expressed a willingness to sign a petition hopeing he would be released

I stated what I knew about it, but I have been informed that the young ^man^ claimed that there was part of the money taken out, but more than I was informed of before but I can not think my husband was a thief or that he would intentionally wrong any person my prayer is that he m^a^y be released and restored to your his family, I did not get a statement of Mr Powell sickness but the doctor has written to the citty Physician in Frankfort as he said it would have more influence with the Governor what I received from you I will return as soon as I get back to Memphis. I will be very much obliged to you for presenting the papers to the Governor hopeing and praying it will prove successful

I have written a few lines to Mr Powell and will enclose with the rest

Respectfully
Martha, B, McCall

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Mr. Grant Green