John B. Huston to Beriah Magoffin
1862-03-20
- Date of Creation
- March 20, 1862
- Place of Creation
- Richmond, Madison 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
- MG23-96
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1763
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32210171
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- Dates
- 1862-03-20
Citation
John B. Huston to Beriah Magoffin, 1862-03-20, 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-0001-020-1763 (January 17, 2026).
Richmond
Govenor McGoffin
Dear Sir
I heard the trial of L. D. King at the present term of this court for Killing Lackey — I was not of counsel — The ruling of the court compelled the verdict — It was clearly proven that Lackey insulted Kings wife most vulgarly & grossly and tried without violence to have intercouse with her — She informed King of this immediately & he under the excitment assaulted Lackey & with a stone struck him on the head & killed him — Kings wife proved a most excellent character. I feel that you ought to pardon King. I would do so unhesitatingly — I earnestly recommend his pardon
yours &c
Jn B. Huston
Governor
B. McGoffin