Correspondence

Henry C. Burnett to Beriah Magoffin

1861-06-10

Date of Creation
June 10, 1861
Place of Creation
Marion, Crittenden 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
MG20-279 to MG20-280
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-1136
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32209544

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1861-06-10
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Henry C. Burnett to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-06-10, 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-0001-020-1136 (November 14, 2026).

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Marion Ky
June 10th 1861
Dear Sir

I am in Marion today and have Just finished a speach and have to go from this to Madisonville whilst here I learned that three of my friends towit D A Butler J S Lowry & W B Travis at the last term of the circuit court was fined in the agregate $125000 the particulars I suppose will be detaled in other letters and from what I have learned I for an assault and from what I learn The fine was excessive and in fact but a very small fine if any should have been imposed and I am satisfied that it is a case that calls for the

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executive clemency I would therefore request as a favour that you remit the fine except cost the parties having stated as I understand the portion due the Comths Atty which of itself I believe to be a heavy fine

Respectfully
Your Obedt
Servant
H. C. Burnett