George C. Hallet to Beriah Magoffin
1861-07-05
- Date of Creation
- July 5, 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
- MG21-108 to MG21-109
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1246
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209654
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Citation
George C. Hallet to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-07-05, 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-0001-020-1246 (November 14, 2026).
Hickman Ky
His Excellency Beriah Magoffin
Governor of Kentucky.
Dr Sir.
I send you herewith, a petition and accompanying documents in the case of the Commonwealth agt Thos J Godman, for keeping a Tippling house, and praying for a remission of the fine of $60.00 imposed upon him by the law. These papers explain themselves and need no further enlargement on my part, except simply to remark, that Mr Godman is a most worthy citizen, advanced in life, with a large family to support- and eminently deserving of the interposition of your Excellency's clemency.
The petition of the citizens which might have been much more numerous embraces the names of Josiah Parker Esq, County Judge, J H Davis Esq City Judge J T Trust County Clerk. E Caze Esq Mayor of the City & others. May I therefore ask your Excellency to accord the prayer of the petitioners while I remain
Most respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Geo C Hallet
Hickman Eq. Ct
$60 } Tipling
Tho. J. Goodman
Remission Issd