Correspondence

Arthur McDonald to Daniel C. Wickliffe

1863-08-31

Date of Creation
August 31, 1863
Place of Creation
Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
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
R4-373
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-029-0549
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32211751
People
McDonald, Arthur
Wickliffe, Daniel Carmichael
Robinson, James Fisher
Places
Maysville, Kentucky
Organizations
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Dates
1863-08-31
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Arthur McDonald to Daniel C. Wickliffe, 1863-08-31, 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-0001-029-0549 (November 12, 2026).

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Maysville 31st Aug 1863,
The Honorable Secretary of State of the State of Ky:
Dear Sir —

Some four or five weeks ago I addressed to his Excellency the Governor of Kentucky, a Petition, numerously Signed by the most respectable citizens of Maysville, praying for the remission of a fine most unjustly imposed upon me as a Tavern Keeper (when I Kept no Tavern); and which was inflicted as I contend without any just Cause, It is not only the amount of the fine which is but $20, but the injustice of it which renders me anxious to have it remitted —

I have received no answer, to the said petition, but have been informed that such matters are usually referred to the Secretary of State, and I suppose the Governor, among more important matters may have overlooked it If you will take the trouble to inform me of the fate of the petition you will place me under obligations

Yours Truly

Arthur McDonald

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A. McDonald
In relation to petition not acted upon