Simmons & Sumerwell to Beriah Magoffin
1862-03-13
- Date of Creation
- March 13, 1862
- 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
- MG23-90 to MG23-91
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1758
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32210166
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- Dates
- 1862-03-13
Citation
Simmons & Sumerwell to Beriah Magoffin, 1862-03-13, 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-0001-020-1758 (November 13, 2026).
Covington Ky
Gov McGoffin
Dr Sir Enclosed is a petition asking your Excellency to Padon Joseph Schwartz who has been convicted f of the crime of stealing a Pocket book & $20 — in Cincinati ohio you will observe he is but a boy not over 14 1/2 years of age The jury who convicted him have unanimously petitioned Your Excellency to pardon him we have not troubled you with a long list of Petitioners as we have a few well known citizens to join the Jury & Atty for Commonwealth we hope you will give the
matter a favorable considrtion
Yours
Simmons & Sumerwell