Petition

John B. Knight to Beriah Magoffin

1861-08-19

Date of Creation
August 19, 1861
Place of Creation
Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Petition
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
MG21-220 to MG21-221
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-1321
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32209729

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1861-08-19
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John B. Knight to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-08-19, 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-0001-020-1321 (December 10, 2025).

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Hopkinsville Aug. 19. 1861
Gov. Magoffin
Dear Sir,

I have been requested to sign a petition asking you to release the sureties in a Recognizance for the appearance of J. C. Bentley to answer an indictment in the Christian Circuit Court. I am acquainted with the facts of the case and the circumstances under which the sureties entered into recognizance and I am satisfied that they did it in good faith expecting Bentley to appear and be tried, I am also well satisfied that if Bentley had been tried he ought to have been acquitted.

Very respfy,
Your obt. svt.
Jno. B. Knight

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Beriah Magoffin
Gov. Ky.

Mr. Brown