Petition

Jonathan Davis et al. to Beriah Magoffin

1862-02-18

Date of Creation
February 18, 1862
Place of Creation
Taylorsville, Spencer County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Petition
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
MG22-362 to MG22-363
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-1683
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32210091

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Dates
1862-02-18
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Jonathan Davis et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1862-02-18, 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-0001-020-1683 (November 13, 2026).

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Taylorsville Ky
Febry 18th/62
Gov B. Magoffin

Mr Shields will present you a petition from this County signed as well by us as sundry other Citizens of the County whose signatures to the same we believe to be genuine. We are of Opinion that the pardon of Vincent Shields would meet with the hearty approbation of all of our Citizens and We would here repeat the prayer of the petition by again asking you to pardon him.

Jonn Davis
Mearke E Huston
Tho. J. Barker
R G McKee
Jno. S Howard
Jno B. Wootton
A W. Thomas