Correspondence

G. O'Connell to John Fleming

1863-02-27

Date of Creation
February 27, 1863
Place of Creation
Lockport, Will County, Illinois
Document Genre
Correspondence
Repository
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Collection
Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons, Remissions, and Respites, 1862-1863
Box / Folder
R3-307
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-029-0203
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32211405

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Dates
1863-02-27
1863-02-23
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G. O'Connell to John Fleming, 1863-02-27, Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons, Remissions, and Respites, 1862-1863, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-029-0203 (November 14, 2026).

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Lockport Will County Illinois
February 27th 1863,
Mr. John Fleming
Sir.

I am in receipt of yours of Feby 23rd and in answer will State that the Matter of your Petition has been fordwarded to the Governor about Ten days ago. we thought it better to Send it to the Govr direct.

I have no doubt but it will be Seccessful you can urge your friends to remind the Govr about it. there is not the least doubt in my mind but he will act upon it.

Your family are well. So also, your old friends.

I would like to inform you what is going on here were it not for all the Secesh about me at this moment,

Barney and all the Boys are well

G. O'Connell

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letter to
John Fleming about his Pettn —