E. B. Martin, Affidavit

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KYR-0001-020-0058

Document Genre

Legal/Financial

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Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

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Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862

Item Location

MG17A-131

Place of Creation

Caldwell County, Kentucky

Date of Creation

9 February 1861

Dates Mentioned

1861-02-09

E. B. Martin, Affidavit, 9 February 1861, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862, MG17A-131, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, KY. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-020-0058, (accessed December 22, 2024).

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Kentucky Caldwell County

Elias Martin says he is and has been acquainted with Thomas B. Wadlington and with his general character for many years, that he lives a neighbor to said Wadlington, that he is an honest upwright and law abiding citizen, and so regarded by his acquaintances. He further states, that he is acquainted with the character of the witness John Prince, and from his character, and from his personal Knowledge of said Prince he does not believe him to be entitled to credit as a sworn witness in a court of Justice, and he does believe, that the evidence he gave in ^the^ case as to the manner of the Killing and as to who committed the first attack is untrue. and he does believe, that said Wadlington has been unjustly convicted on false testimony. He says he knows said Prince well, he said Prince lived with him for a whole year

E B Martin

Sworn to and subscribed before me by Elias B. Martin -- This 9^th Feby 1861.

J. C. Barnes D. C.

Caldwell County sct.

B. F. Cantrell and Eli Nichols say they were present when the foregoing affidavit of E. B. Martin was written and signed, and after hearing the same read over do say they believe the statements as made above by said Martin is true, and they do most cordially adopt said Martins affidavit as their own. only that said Prince did not live with them.

B. F. Cantrell
Eli. Nichols

Sworn to and subscribed before me by Eli Nichols and B. F. Cantrell -- This 9^th day of Feby 1861.

J. C. Barnes D. C.

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