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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-0001-020-1283 MG21-167

Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky 1861-07-03 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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Covington Ky July 3d 1861 Gov Magoffen

Dr Sir Martin Hoover is now confined in our Jail to pay a fine of $50oo also to satisfy a judgement for 30 days imprisonment He is without means has a Wife and three children his friends represent to me that his Wife is sick I have no doubt you would do a meritorious act by granting him a pardon

Yours R K Summerwell