R. C. Rogers to Beriah Magoffin
1862-03-10
- Date of Creation
- March 10, 1862
- Place of Creation
- Lexington, Fayette 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
- MG23-7
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1704
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32210112
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- Dates
- 1862-03-10
Citation
R. C. Rogers to Beriah Magoffin, 1862-03-10, 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-0001-020-1704 (November 13, 2026).
Lexington
To His Excellency B Magoffin
Dear Sir
At the Request of William Abot I write this letter to you He is in Jail I herd the Petition Read which he sends to your Eccelency I think it a case that you ought to Intefear in I am of the opinion it would meet the wishes of all partys He is a poor man no chance for him to pay the fine or any part thereof He has benn punished enough for the offence The Indightments was gotten up during high political Excitement If your Ecellency think it a case you Ought to Intefear in I shall deem it as a favor to your Friend
R C Rogers