Correspondence

James Ewing Gibson to Beriah Magoffin

1861-08-09

Date of Creation
August 9, 1861
Place of Creation
Owsley 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
MG21-288
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-1355
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FTP Identifier
32209763

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Dates
1861-08-09
1857
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James Ewing Gibson to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-08-09, 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-0001-020-1355 (February 11, 2026).

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Owsley County Ky
9th August 1861
Governor Magoffin

Dr Sir, John Gibson of this County was convicted and Sentenced to the penitentiary for the crime of Horse Stealing in the year 1857 his Fine Will Expire some Time this fall, I was the officer who arrested him for the offence said Gibson is a young man and has a wife & four children in this county who greatly kneeds his aid his wife has Demeaned herself well in society since her Husband was sent to frankfort.

Now Governor from the mannor that this man Gibson has conducted himself Since he has Been In Prison and the fact of his family kneeding his aid, & to Restore him to the privileges of a citizen again. I hope you will Extend your Executive Clemincy in his Behalf; for his good conduct since in Prision I Refere you to the officers of the Institution, he is a young man and I hope this Will admonish him to never do So again if he is guilty

Your True friend
Jas Ewing Gibson

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Governor Magoffin
Frankfort Ky