W. S. Downey to Beriah Magoffin
1861-09-09
- Date of Creation
- September 9, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Winchester, Clark 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
- MG21-348 to MG21-349
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1398
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209806
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- Dates
- 1861-09-09
Citation
W. S. Downey to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-09-09, 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-0001-020-1398 (November 13, 2026).
Winchester
Govr Magoffin
Dr Sir,
I wrote you some weeks since in reference to a couple of Judgts for the amount of which Mr James H. Ogden of this place stands bound. I learn from him that the letter did not reach you. The Judgts were rendered in the Clark Court for Gaming against Samuel Combs Jr. Combs Repleived them with Ogden as his security and died the week afterwards without property. Ogden is a young man with a large family to support, poor and Respectable. In the condition of the times it will [...] him to [meet ]the Bonds which are now [...]ing due. He went upon the Bonds, to save Combs who was very young, And if the latter had lived, I have no doubt he would have met the payment promptly. If your Excellency could releive Mr Ogden from the payment of these Judgts it would much oblige
Yours Respectfully
W. S Downey
[...]
Remitted
B. M.
Jas. H. Ogden
Acted on