J. B. Husbands to Beriah Magoffin
1861-09-17
- Date of Creation
- September 17, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Paducah, McCracken 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
- MG21-186
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1298
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209706
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- Dates
- 1861-09-17
Citation
J. B. Husbands to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-09-17, 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-0001-020-1298 (November 14, 2026).
Paducah
His Excellency
Govr of Ky.
Sir:
Enclosed you have petition in behalf of James Carrol convicted of Larceny in Livingston Circuit Court also letter of the Comth's atto. Mr Lowe ^also of Judge Bunch^- The facts stated in the petition are true. Carrol's character was proven by a host of Witnesses to be good beyond question. and I do most sincerly think his pardon would be a proper exercise of Executive clemency-
respectfully
Your obt svt
J. B. Husbands