Richard H. Stanton to Beriah Magoffin
1861-07-16
- Date of Creation
- July 16, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Greenupsburg, Greenup 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
- MG21-79
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1228
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209636
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Citation
Richard H. Stanton to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-07-16, 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-0001-020-1228 (November 13, 2026).
Greenupsburg, Ky,
Hon B. Magoffin
Sir,
John S. Hunt, a very worthy clever citizen of this County, was fined by the Circuit Court, at its present term, the sum of $100, for making a little bet upon the late presidential election with a citizen of the state of Ohio, Mr Hunt is a gentleman of great good character, not disposed knowingly to violate the laws, and wishes to throw himself upon your mercy for this offense unwittingly committed, and asks the remission of the fine, I cheerfully unite with him in asking that, the fine be remitted,
Very respectfully,
R H Stanton
P S. All that Col. Stanton has written above is strictly True and I Surely That your Excellency will remit the fine. & Send remission to Ed F Dulin Esq Greenupsburg Ky
You fnd
L W Andrews
Greenup Cir Ct
$100. } Gaming
Jno. S. Hunt
Issd
Remitted
B. M