R. Simmons to James W. Tate
1861-07-04
- Date of Creation
- July 4, 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
- MG21-175 to MG21-176
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1289
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209697
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- Dates
- 1861-07-04
Citation
R. Simmons to James W. Tate, 1861-07-04, 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-0001-020-1289 (November 13, 2026).
Covington
Jas W Tate Esqr
Dear Sir
Before this reaches you a petition from Martin Hoover to the govenor will have been received by him- The facts are contained in the pitition & the letters in regard to Hoovers case- Will you please direct th attention of th govnor to the matter & particularly to th statement of Mr Arthur Commonwlths Atto on the margin of the petition The case of Hoover is a meritorious one I have no doubt- if the govenor remits th punishment please send th remission to me
R Simmons