Correspondence

John Young Brown to Beriah Magoffin

1862-06-14

Date of Creation
June 14, 1862
Place of Creation
Henderson, Henderson 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
MG24-11 to MG24-12
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-2014
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FTP Identifier
32210422

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1862-06-14
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John Young Brown to Beriah Magoffin, 1862-06-14, 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-0001-020-2014 (November 13, 2026).

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Henderson June 14 1862
My Dear Sir:

I have been requested to forward to you the enclosed petition, & letter, praying the pardon of W G Yancey, convicted on this day, under an indictment for Grand Larceny, to serve one year in the penitentiary —

As you will perceive, the jury unanimously unite in the request of your excellency — I think the case earnestly merits your clement consideration — & I cordially join my friend Col Jno T Bunch in urging you to pardon the unfortunate young man — If it were supposed that it would have any greater weight with you

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the names of a hundred of our best citizens could be added to the petition, but as the jury heard all the evidence & are were fully familiar with all the Circumstances attending the case, it was believed then unanimous prayer would be sufficient — Hoping that you may feel it consistent with your feelings of duty to grant the request of your friends. I am, with assurances of high esteem —

Truly Yr Friend
John Young Brown

P.S.
Please mail your reply to

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me at your earliestConvenience. This young man has not yet been sent to Frankfort, & will not be, until we hear from you

Yours [&c]
J Y B

Hon B Magoffin
Frankfort Ky