Frederick W. Matthis to Beriah Magoffin
1862-06-18
- Date of Creation
- June 18, 1862
- Place of Creation
- Corydon, Harrison County, Indiana
- 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
- MG24-24
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-2022
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- FTP Identifier
- 32210430
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- Dates
- 1862-06-18
Citation
Frederick W. Matthis to Beriah Magoffin, 1862-06-18, 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-0001-020-2022 (November 14, 2026).
Law Office of FREDERICK W. MATTHIS,
Corydon, Indiana,
Hon. B. Magoffin,
Governor of Kentucky.
Sir —
Enclosed Please find the papers from the Governor of Indiana requiring of your Excellency Samuel Allen, late of this county of Harrison, State of Indiana.
The Sheriff of Meade county, I am told, knows Allen, and if your Excellency will appoint the Sheriff of Meade to deliver the accused, I will notify one Sheriff who is named by Gov. Morton as Agent for Indiana to receive him, if I am notified as to your officer to make the arrest. Meade Couty, Ky., is directly opposite our County of Harrison.
The accused was a resident of our County — born and reared here, I think.
Said Samuel Allen is about Six feet high, thirty-eight or forty years
of age, weighs about one hundred and ninety pounds, red face, red whiskers over his face.
Will your Excellency have the kindness to notify me or John Cunningham, the Agent, at Corydon, Inda, of your action in the case.
Very respectfully,
F. W. Matthis.
P. S. — Mr. J. Cunningham has returned his Commission from the Governor of Indiana, as Agent of Indiana.
F W. M