Correspondence

W. S. Green to Beriah Magoffin

1861-08-19

Date of Creation
August 19, 1861
Place of Creation
Woodsonville, Hart 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
MG21-264 to MG21-265
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-1346
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FTP Identifier
32209754

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Dates
1861-08-19
1861-06
1861-10
1861-09-02
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W. S. Green 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-0001-020-1346 (November 13, 2026).

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Woodsonville Ky Aug the. 19./61
Gov Magoffin
Dear sir

permit me to introduce my friend Mr Maxey the representive of Hart he is a Bachelor and wants a wife I hope you will hich him to [some] young Lady Gov I have to ask a favor of you about three years agoe I was present at afight and anotice was served on me to apeare at the Equity. cort at Glasgowe I gave abond of $50 dollars for my apearance I clearley for got when cort was and at the last june Term of the cort they rendered judgement against me if your honor will I hope you will release me from the judgement

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as times are hard and money cearse I have to save all I can there was no one injured in my not attending cort please write me at your Earliest convenience

Yours Truly
W. S. Green

well Govner

Cant you stop this dam ware it is bringing distruction on all of us I expect to start south the first of October and think I will have to get a leter as a pass from you to the Govnors of Tennessee and Mississippi

your frind
W S Green

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Remitted
Sept 2. '61