L. M. Lowe to Beriah Magoffin
1861-08-24
- Date of Creation
- August 24, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Smithland, Livingston 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
- MG21-185
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1297
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209705
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- Dates
- 1861-08-24
Citation
L. M. Lowe to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-08-24, 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-0001-020-1297 (November 13, 2026).
Smithland
His Excellency B. Magoffin
Dr Sir
There has been in this court for Larceny a conviction of one Jamse Carroll
His case is one of peculiar character. The testimony against him was that of an accomplice considering this fact together with the further fact. that upon the trial [the prisoner] a most excellenct character & being but a young man I would be glad if consistent with your opinion that you would interpose your executive clemency
I remain with highest regards
Yours. &c
L. M. Lowe
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Governor