John A. Goodson to Beriah Magoffin
1861-07-02
- Date of Creation
- July 2, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Covington, Kenton 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
- MG21-146 to MG21-147
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1271
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209679
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- Dates
- 1861-07-02
Citation
John A. Goodson 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-0001-020-1271 (November 12, 2026).
Covington Ky
Hon Beriah Magoffin
Dear Sir
At the request of the suffering family of Joseph Blackwell who was convicted at the last term of Circuit Court for this County and fined $200 00/100 for keeping a Tipling house I address you these few lines. From my knowledge of the man and from all the information I can obtain concerning him I beleive it would be not only an act of well directed clemency but of charity to remit his fine. he has a family consisting of a Wife
and two small children. all dependant upon him for support, he has no money. to pay his fine and if it should not be remitted he will have to serve it out in Jail. to no benefit to himself or to the Commonwealth. he is a man of Excellent character sober industrious and well behaved. I believe your excellency would do an act of charity to remit the fine
Yours Respectfully
John A Goodson