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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons, Remissions, and Respites, 1862-1863 KYR-0001-029-0203 R3-307

Lockport, Will County, Illinois Lockport, Will County, Illinois 1863-02-27 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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Lockport Will County Illinois February 27th 1863, Mr. John Fleming Sir.

I am in receipt of yours of Feby 23rd and in answer will State that the Matter of your Petition has been fordwarded to the Governor about Ten days ago. we thought it better to Send it to the Govr direct.

I have no doubt but it will be Seccessful you can urge your friends to remind the Govr about it. there is not the least doubt in my mind but he will act upon it.

Your family are well. So also, your old friends.

I would like to inform you what is going on here were it not for all the Secesh about me at this moment,

Barney and all the Boys are well

G. O'Connell

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letter to John Fleming about his Pettn --