Correspondence

Joseph Underwood to Beriah Magoffin

1861-03-22

Date of Creation
March 22, 1861
Place of Creation
McKee, Jackson 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
MG20-48
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-0989
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32209397

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Dates
1861-03-22
1860-11
1861-04-09
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Citation

Joseph Underwood to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-03-22, 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-0001-020-0989 (November 13, 2026).

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Mckee Jackson County Ky
March the 22 day 1861
To his Excellency Beriah Magoffin

Your petitioner, Joseph Underwood would Most Respectfully Represent to your Excellency, that at the Last nov term of the Jackson Circuit ^court^ your pertioner was find twenty dollars for Being Charge of Living in Adultery with one Polley stephens

now your Pertitioner would Most Respectfully ask your honer to Remit said Fine Fine, as I am About sixty years of Age and verry poore as Respects Land & property and sence the finding of the virdict I have had to gow to Lexington and have My Right arm Cut off From the Affects of an oald ulcer or cancer

Joseph Underwood

We the undersigned are well Acquainted with the said Joseph Under wood and do say the facts in his pertition are true and think it would be an act of charity to Remit the fine as the Commonwealths atterny and the officers at the court have Remite thar costs

Isaac J Fawley T. J. F. J. C and P J J C
Thos, J,, Engle Clk circuit & county court

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Jackson Cir. Ct
$20 } adultery
Jos. Underwood
Remission Issd Apr 9. 1861.