Samuel K. Hays 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
- MG21-169 to MG21-170
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1285
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209693
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- Dates
- 1861-07-02
Citation
Samuel K. Hays 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-0001-020-1285 (November 14, 2026).
Covington
Gov B Magoffin
Frankfort Ky
Sir,
I am now presenting to you as I think the case of a man that is entitled to your Executive clemency Mr Joseph Blackwell who was fined Two Hundred Dollars for selling Liquor without Licens he is now in Jail and unable to pay his fine I am fully convinced that he is innocent there being but one witness and he being a drunken vagabond who swore to posative falsehoods during the trial Mr Blackwell has a faminly that depen upon him for support
Your obednt Servnt
Saml K Hays