John P. Harrison to Beriah Magoffin
- 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
- MG25-149
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-2367
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- FTP Identifier
- 32210767
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Citation
John P. Harrison to Beriah Magoffin, 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-0001-020-2367 (November 13, 2026).
Hon. B Magoffin
Dear Sir:
I am prevented delivering this in person — but send it, with the hope that it may assist in procurring a pardon for Joseph Blackwell.
I have sent the Petition of all his neighbors and of estimable gentlemen in this city — and would have sent other papers if I could learn that those are not sufficient.
Proceeding as I am in the utmost good faith, I hope you will pardon my persistence.
Very Truly Yours
John. P. Harrison