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 November 12, 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-0001-020-1346 MG21-264 to MG21-265

Woodsonville, Hart County, Kentucky Woodsonville, Hart County, Kentucky 1861-08-19 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Woodsonville Ky Aug the. 19./61 Gov Magoffin Dear sir

permit me to introduce my friend Mr Maxey the representive of Hart he is a Bachelor and wants a wife I hope you will hich him to some young Lady Gov I have to ask a favor of you about three years agoe I was present at afight and anotice was served on me to apeare at the Equity. cort at Glasgowe I gave abond of $50 dollars for my apearance I clearley for got when cort was and at the last june Term of the cort they rendered judgement against me if your honor will I hope you will release me from the judgement

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as times are hard and money cearse I have to save all I can there was no one injured in my not attending cort please write me at your Earliest convenience

Yours Truly W. S. Green

well Govner

Cant you stop this dam ware it is bringing distruction on all of us I expect to start south the first of October and think I will have to get a leter as a pass from you to the Govnors of Tennessee and Mississippi

your frind W S Green

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Remitted Sept 2. '61