George W. Johnston to Beriah Magoffin
1862-05-06
- Date of Creation
- May 6, 1862
- Place of Creation
- Louisville, Jefferson 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
- MG23-327
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1900
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32210308
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- Dates
- 1862-05-06
Citation
George W. Johnston to Beriah Magoffin, 1862-05-06, 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-0001-020-1900 (November 14, 2026).
Lousiville
Hon B. Magoffin
Gov of Kentucky
Dr. Sir
Some two or three weeks ago whilst you was absent from Frankfort Mrs Julia Dean called to see you with a Petition for remission of a fine, but not seeing you left the Petition in the office — she has called this morning and asks me to drop you this note to beg you to look at her Petition & if you please to consider her case favorably & send a remission, She says it is Impossible for her to pay the fine & she is threatened daily that she will be taken to the work House, of which place she has a great horror.
Very Truly your Friend
Geo. W. Johnston.