Correspondence

Joseph M. Alexander to Beriah Magoffin

1861-10-10

Date of Creation
October 10, 1861
Place of Creation
Flemingsburg, Fleming 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
MG22-38 to MG22-39
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-1463
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32209871
People
Magoffin, Beriah
Alexander, Joseph M.
Johnson, Marshall H.
Johnson, Watkins
Hurst, William
Places
Flemingsburg, Kentucky
Organizations
Fleming Circuit Court
Dates
1861-10-10
1861-10-26
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Citation

Joseph M. Alexander to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-10-10, 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-0001-020-1463 (November 12, 2026).

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Flemingsburg Ky
Oct 10th 1861
Hon Sir

Permit me to solicit your attention to the application of Watkins Johnson and William Hurst heretofore sent you asking your interposition beforeJudgement to remit a forfeited Bond of ThreeHundredDollars as Bail for Marshall Johnson which I had thought you had the power to do before Judgement in which opinion you differed Since which at the last September term of our Fleming Circuit Court Judgement was rendered for the penalty of 300$ and replevied ThI desire now your interposition in their behalf and that you will remit the same as far as is in your power The papers are all in your posession

With my candid opinion as heretofore expressed the case is one that justly

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merits your clemency I am as ever very truly your Friend

Jos, M, Alexander

To His Excellency
B Magoffin
Frankfort
Ky

Please let me hear from you at your earliest convenience

J M A

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Fleming Cir. Ct
$300. } Recog.
W. Johnson Wm Hurst
IssdOcto. 26. 1861

Remitted
B. M.