E. J. Polk to Beriah Magoffin
1862-01-15
- Date of Creation
- January 15, 1862
- Place of Creation
- Harrodsburg, Mercer 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
- MG22-301
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1641
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32210049
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- Dates
- 1862-01-15
Citation
E. J. Polk to Beriah Magoffin, 1862-01-15, 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-0001-020-1641 (November 13, 2026).
Harrodburg Ky
Gov — B. Magoffin
Enclosed I send petition of the bearer Chas Petty, who seaks at your hands Executive clemency you will please give the case immediate attention, as I think it a meritorious one, and extend to him such clemency as justice and your sinse of official duty. [...].
Yours Truly
E. J. Polk