Correspondence

J. Stoddard to P. E. Royse

Place of Creation
Elgin
Document Genre
Correspondence
Repository
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Collection
Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, 1859-1862
Box / Folder
MG1-266 to MG1-267
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-023-0069
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32210924

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Dates
--07-22
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J. Stoddard to P. E. Royse, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, 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-0001-023-0069 (November 12, 2026).

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Elgin July 22d
Rev P E Roycse
Dear Sir

Yours date 18 was duley rescvd and is noted In answer to Your letter consirning Wm Jaques if it be the Same Wm Jaques as I canot doubt in Givin you refr to me Must be ^my^ Wife's brother He left here one Year ago last Feb or March and has never been heard from him Since all Given him up for dead as Nothing was or has been Said of his — whaereabots he gone Wm J was reared and brought up tendrly and well of resp parents in England but Is like Many others

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who came to this Cunty Soon Spent all they had in not knowing how to Manage their affairs he is now Cast upon the pub,, for Suport Nothing to help himSelf with and few relations to do any thing for him if they wasere able as for me myself I cannot do anything at present to help any One I have Sent your letter to Mr Godsmak that Marred his Sister in Mch and what will be the result I cannot Say May be they will write you also pleas write Me again

Yours Most
Truly
J Stoddard

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P,, S Revd C Lakey marred one of is SiSter they live in your State 20 miles South Cleveland his AdreSSe is
Revd Charles Lakey
Seville Ohio
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