John Murphy to Beriah Magoffin
1861-07-15
- Date of Creation
- July 15, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Louisville, Jefferson 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
- MG21-159 to MG21-160
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1279
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209687
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Citation
John Murphy to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-07-15, 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-0001-020-1279 (November 13, 2026).
Louisville
To His Excellency Beriah Magoffin
Govr of Kentucky —
Respected Sir
I was fined in the city court of Louisville $25 for an alledged assault upon Betsy Thornberry, both of us are free persons of colour, & were emancipated in this county by John Murphy an old citizen. We live in the same house which was given us in common, by our late Master & when approaching my room was attacked by sd Betsy by throwing water upon me from a tub, which I took up afterwards & pushed her away this is the truth she sd more harm was done her none witnessed it but ourselves & she did not tell the true state of the case, in these times I am not able to pay the fine & costs which together amount to $38. & 45.cts I pray yr Excellency to remit the fine
I am humbly yr servt
John Murphy
We join in the prayer of petitioner to remit his fine, he is an orderly well behaved & industrious negro & has, when needed been employed in the Pickett tobacco ware house here but not constantly
Respectfully
B H Hawsley
John Joyes
Respite 12 Mo
B. M
Louisville City Ct
$25. } assault
Jno. Murphy
Issd
enclose to Judge Joyes