C. H. Mooar to Beriah Magoffin
1861-05-29
- Date of Creation
- May 29, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Covington, Kenton 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
- MG20-132
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1046
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209454
Citation
C. H. Mooar to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-05-29, 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-0001-020-1046 (November 12, 2026).
Covington
Dear Sir
At the request of Mrs. Alexander the mother of Hiram Alexander who is now serving his time in the Penitentiary of this state under a sentence for cutting with intent to Kill a German named Overhouse I write this to inform you that sd Overhouse was well in body when I last heard of him and had started with muchproprietyIpresume towards the scene of War? as a soldier to help Abraham stop balls from Davis's battery. Mr. McSlaughlin (who writes you a letter) knows more about the merits of the case I presume than I do, as he knows him well, and arrested him, I may be permitted to hope that if Executive Clemency is exercised in behalf of Alexander he will not
of necessity feel bound to follow the example of the German and determine to fight facing the same
Yours truly
C, H, Mooar
To
Hon. B. Magoffin
Gov, of Ky
Moor