Correspondence

Richard H. Stanton and Thomas J. Throop to Beriah Magoffin

1861-04-16

Date of Creation
April 16, 1861
Place of Creation
Maysville, Mason 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
MG20-19
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-0971
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32209379

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1861-04-16
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Richard H. Stanton and Thomas J. Throop to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-04-16, 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-0001-020-0971 (November 13, 2026).

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Maysville, Ky,
April 16, 1861,
My dear Govener,

Geo W. Wilkerson, whose petition to be released from the penalty of imprisonment, will accompany this note, had already been in jail three or four months before his conviction, and I understand the confinement is seriously injuring his health, I, therefore, concur in the recommendation that the penalty of imprisonment be remitted,

Very respectfully
R H Stanton

Hon B Magoffin

I concur in the above recommendation

Thos J. Throop