Thomas H. Corbett to Beriah Magoffin
1861-05-31
- Date of Creation
- May 31, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Hickman, Fulton 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
- MG20-182
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1081
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209489
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Citation
Thomas H. Corbett to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-05-31, 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-0001-020-1081 (November 14, 2026).
Hickman Ky
To his excellency
Beriah Magoffin
Respected sir
At the present Term of this court Mr J. W. Clark was fined $60 — for Keeping a tippling house the evidence showed that Mr Clark had always Kept ash an orderly house and always obtained a license so to do — but because th his bar room was not under the same rofof of his hotel. The Jury was bound to find him guilty. Mr Clark is a good law abiding citizen and would not Knowingly violate any law — and as he is poore and as he did not Know that he was violating any law he asks your excellency to remit the find
your obedient servant
Thos. H Corbett
Remitted
B. M
Issd.