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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-0001-020-1173 MG20-336

Greenville, Muhlenburg County, Kentucky Greenville, Muhlenburg County, Kentucky 1861-06-07 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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Greenville Kentucky June 7th 1861 B Magoffin Dear Gov

In addition to what I have heretofore stated I would remark that the Petitioner Bryant & myself have been using all our endeavors to ascertain the whereabouts of the prisoner Taylor intending to procure the necessary requisition from you should we have ascertained that he was out of the state Although I had been his atty I had no hesitation in coming to this determination believing that he had by his course forfeited all claims on me as his atty

Most respy yours Joseph Ricketts

I sent with the other paper the Petition or statements of Mess Russell, Ease Pettmore & others but I suppose the letters & records send herewith sufficiently indicate the facts in the case

J, R,