Correspondence

E. Whitesides to Beriah Magoffin

Place of Creation
Frankfort, Franklin 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
MG19-388 to MG19-389
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-0881
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32209289

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Dates
1861-03
1861-03-27
1862-03-27
1862-02-13
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Citation

E. Whitesides 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-0001-020-0881 (November 14, 2026).

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William Miller Felony. One year. March Term 1861. from Kenton Recd March 27th 1861, time Expires March 27th 1862

B Magoffin Governor

Miller is anxiou that I Should get him A Pardon. He has Behave well Since he has been here and Promises to behave him Self here after. He is now cripled in one ancle By having it Sprianed. H K Strange is going to Cincinnati to Morrow and will take Miller along up there with him If you Pardon him.

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Miller has money enough of his own to go home on and Says If you will Pardon him He will go without any fee from the Prison

Yours Truly
E Whitesides

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Kenton Cir. Ct


Wm Miller
Felony
1 Yr. Penty
Pardon Issd
Feby 13th. 1862