<title type="main">W. S. D. Mcgowan to Beriah Magoffin Edition created from new transcripts of this manuscript. Initial upload of this work's facsimile images and metadata to FromThePage for editing Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections Administrator of the CWGK Migration transcription project on FromThePage Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections made one edit on June 22, 2025. Dynamic TEI export from FromThePage (version 22.10)

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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862 KYR-0001-020-0629 MG18-463 to MG18-464

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1861-03-26 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Louisville March 26 1861 To his Excellency Beriah Magoffin Frankfort Ky

Dear Sir having been called upon by the friend of Johnes to Join in a petition to your Excellency for this pardon I cherfully comply having been a citizen of the County of Warren where he was convicted and personaly acquainted with his family which is one of the best in the state I think that if the young man is premited to return to his family Relatives & friends he would make a useful Citizen otherwise to remain in Prison with those that he will be compelled to asotiate with in Prison would have a diferent efect

I do hope after considering the petitioners there character the relatives of the young man & that you will Pardon him & premit him againt to the his relatives & friends

Respectfully Yours W. S. D Mcgowan