O. F. Stevenson to Beriah Magoffin
1862-07-21
- Date of Creation
- July 21, 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
- MG24-68
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-2050
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- FTP Identifier
- 32210458
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- Dates
- 1862-07-21
Citation
O. F. Stevenson to Beriah Magoffin, 1862-07-21, 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-0001-020-2050 (November 13, 2026).
Louisville Ky
Govr Magoffin
Dear Sir
For old Mr John Nelson of this County I sent you a petition asking the remission of a fine assessed ag against him and now in the hands of James Walden a constable for collection
Since I wrote you accompaning the petition I have made further enquiries and am the more satisifed that the greatest injustice has been done Nelson: and that you will be doing an act of Justice to remit the fine Nelson is a good natured kind hearted old man
I hope you give the matter your attention and confer a favour on your Friend
O. F. [Stevenson]
Sec will report
B. M