George W. Johnston to Beriah Magoffin
1861-09-05
- Date of Creation
- September 5, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Louisville, Jefferson 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
- MG21-326
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1385
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209793
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- Dates
- 1861-09-05
Citation
George W. Johnston to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-09-05, 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-0001-020-1385 (November 14, 2026).
Louisville K.Y.
Hon B. Magoffin.
Dr Sir.
About a year ago or a little over Mrs Berling wife of Henry Berling who is now at my office Informs me her Husband sent a Petition asking the remission of a fine of $50:00[...] assessed against him in this city court For selling Liquor to a slave & that you respited the collection of the fine for one year which has expired, She begs me to pray you to look at the Petition now & remit the fine.
Her husband has sometime since closed his coffee house & is at work as a day laborer & that they are wholy unable to pay the Fine:
I Know Berling He is an Industrious clever German, poor, & has a family of small children. He is worthy of your clemency.
Very Truly yours.
Geo. W. Johnston: