C. J. Blackburn to Beriah Magoffin
1861-10-21
- Date of Creation
- October 21, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Covington, Kenton 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
- MG22-81
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1491
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209899
Citation
C. J. Blackburn to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-10-21, 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-0001-020-1491 (November 12, 2026).
Covington
Hon Gov B Magoffin
Dr Sir
Mr G. W Tompson has been fined for selling or giving my negro man spirits I will say to you that my negro man is in the habbit by my permission to do little Jobs for which he gets pay and Mr T— hired him to scrub out his shop and gave him a drink of beer. I do not think he T intended to break the law and therefore think his fine should be remitted
Very Respecfull
Your obedt Servnt