William B. Thompson to Beriah Magoffin
1861-07-02
- Date of Creation
- July 2, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Shepherdsville, Bullitt 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
- MG21-77
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1226
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209634
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- Dates
- 1861-07-02
Citation
William B. Thompson to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-07-02, 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-0001-020-1226 (November 13, 2026).
Shepherdsville
Hon. Beriah Magoffin.
Gov. of Kentucky.
Dear Sir.
Preston Troutman was fined at our last court the sum of three hundred dollars. The fine is excessive. he is poor and has a family and is unable to pay it, he was not present at the trial as I am informed on account of the sickness of his wife; other dependants, who were present, were acquitted & were more concerned in the transaction than Troutman as has come out since the trial; I respectfully request you to interpose in his behalf.
Your Respectfully
WmBThompson