Sinclair Roberts to Beriah Magoffin
1862-06-18
- Date of Creation
- June 18, 1862
- 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
- MG24-195 to MG24-196
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-2126
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32210533
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- Dates
- 1862-06-18
Citation
Sinclair Roberts 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-0001-020-2126 (November 13, 2026).
To his Excellency Berriah Magoffin of theGov. of the Commonwealth Kentucky
Dear sir I want to inform you that Levi lions who escapt from Jerry South is in my neighborhood He has lay out in the woods untill He has taken cold and he has got the Dropsy and a nervous complainte he could be of no use eithe to South Or the State for he is a perfect Helpless Creature with a gang of little Naked Children
Now govner I was Takeing a few days ago with tha man Man who Prossecuted levi lyons and has become convinced he was not guilty of what he was convicted for. Therefore My Neighbor has called on me to write to uppon that subject govenor I do hope you will pardon him For some boddy will run South to Expence for he can do her little good for him Self or any one else
Mr B Magoffin
Dear Sir I wish To give my best respects to your family And likewise Js South and his family
Sinclaire Roberts