Correspondence

James P. Murray to James H. Garrard

1862-01-07

Date of Creation
January 7, 1862
Place of Creation
London, Laurel 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
MG22-269 to MG22-270
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-1616
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FTP Identifier
32210024

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1862-01-07
1860-11
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James P. Murray to James H. Garrard, 1862-01-07, 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-0001-020-1616 (November 13, 2026).

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The Union and The Constitution.

Camp Calvert London Ky.
January 7th /62
James H. Garrard Esqr.

Dear Sir

after my best respects To you you will recollect the fine I asked you to have remitted for me to the amount of fifty Dollars which was adjudged against me for concealed weapons at the fall term or Novr. term of the Clay Circuit Court of 1860 the Governer respited the collection for twelve month and I wrote to ^you to^ have it remited and you said you

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thought it necessary to not pester the Governer any farther with the matter at that time and requested me to write you last October and I volunteered last August at Camp Dick Robisons under Captain John Lucas in 7th Regt. Ky vol. for 3 years or during the present war and owing to the present condition of affairs I have neglected my own business I now ask you to attend to that for me and you will much oblige me and I shall be under obligations to you

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write soon and direct to London Laurel County TKy. in care of Capt. John Lucas,

Yours Truly
J. Jas. P. Murray