Correspondence

S. Lusk to Beriah Magoffin

1862-05-07

Date of Creation
May 7, 1862
Place of Creation
Liberty, Casey 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
MG23-288 to MG23-289
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-1879
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32210287

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Dates
1862-05-07
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S. Lusk to Beriah Magoffin, 1862-05-07, 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-0001-020-1879 (November 13, 2026).

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Liberty 7th May 62
T His Excellency B M Magoffin

I not long since joined in a petition to your excellency for the remission of some anticipated judgements in the pulaskee Circuit Court in behalf of the commonwealth vs Adam Harper I now with great earnestness repeat that petition I have no doubt of the justness & propriety of your interposition and earneslly hope you will find it concistan with with your views of official duty to ^do so^ with sentiments of very high regard I remain your friend

S Lusk

Nb if you shall interpose in behalf of of Mr Harper enclose to his fatherinlaw John Ousley at Lancaster Ky

S L