R. H. Hanson to Beriah Magoffin
1862-04-28
- Date of Creation
- April 28, 1862
- Place of Creation
- Paris, Bourbon 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
- MG23-168
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1802
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- FTP Identifier
- 32210210
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- Dates
- 1862-04-28
Citation
R. H. Hanson to Beriah Magoffin, 1862-04-28, 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-0001-020-1802 (November 13, 2026).
Paris
To His Excellency
The Govenor of Ky
Dear sir:
When I was attorney for the Commonwealth many years ago a negro man named Jourdan was convicted ^in The Scott Court^ for killing a slave belonging to Dr Mr Offutt I believe, It has been so long ago that I cannot remember the proof accurately, but I have a general recollection that the prisoner proved a good general character upon the trial and that there were many mitigating facts proven in — his defence. And I learn that the judge who presided at the trial and the jury have petitioned for his pardon upon certain terms.
I cheerfully join in the petition for his pardon —
Yours Respectfully
R. H. Hanson