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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-0001-020-2120 MG24-185 to MG24-186

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1862-06-17 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 Ky June 17th 1862 Hon. B Magoffin Dear Sir:

The Rev G L Rodgers who will hand you this is not only a man of high respectability, but one of the purest men in our state

He will apply to give you for the purpose of relieving an unfortunate son who is now confined in jail here for an assault

If you can in justice (tempered with mercy) do any thing for him I hope you will. From the papers shown to me it would seem your clemency would not be improper. But of that you will Judge

Truly Yr friend Walter G. Overton