W. H. Randall to Beriah Magoffin
1862-05-17
- Date of Creation
- May 17, 1862
- Place of Creation
- London, Laurel 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
- MG23-374
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1935
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32210343
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- Dates
- 1862-05-17
Citation
W. H. Randall to Beriah Magoffin, 1862-05-17, 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-0001-020-1935 (November 14, 2026).
London Ky.
His Excellency Gov Magoffin
Sir
enclose you the Petition of John Smith and that of John Ellison I believe the statements in each petition are true. I know that the party for whom John Smith was bail was not indicted — I would further state that this county is pretty well destroyed, what the Southern army left last fall, the Federal Army has pretty well consumed, and I tell you that the people cannot bear the burdens thus put upon them and pay fines & forfeitures — I think your Excellency would do a good work to remit both the forfeitures.
I am Respectfully &c
W. H. Randall