Baylor J. Spratt et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-01-22
- Date of Creation
- January 22, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Caldwell County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Petition
- Repository
- Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
- Collection
- Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862
- Box / Folder
- MG17A-53 to MG17A-54
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0012
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208423
- People
- Brewer, Algernon S.
- Spratt, Baylor J.
- Gardner, Benjamin S.
- Magoffin, Beriah
- Gore, Dennis W.
- Satterfield, Edward "Ed" D.
- George, Enoch P.
- Hunter, George
- Crow, J. M.
- Chambers, James T.
- Chambers, Jefferson J.
- Crow, John D.
- McCarty, John E.
- Crow, John H.
- Satterfield, John
- Spratt, John
- Boucher, John T.
- Gresham, Leander S.
- Beck, Lewis G.
- Cartwright, Milton A.
- Wadlington, Thomas B.
- Kern, Thomas S.
- Kevil, Uriah L.
- Rucker, W.
- George, Washington S.
- Bowers, William
- Gresham, William
- Crow, William H.
- Organizations
- Commonwealth of Kentucky
Citation
Baylor J. Spratt et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-01-22, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-020-0012 (November 12, 2026).
^To^ His Excellency Beriah Magoffin, Governor of theCommonwealth of Ky —
Dear Sir —
We the undersigned, citizens of Caldwell County Ky, have long Known Thomas. B. Wadlington & he has ever been considered a good & true hearted citizen, Known & noted for his industry & orderly & peaceable conduct — The difficulty in which he was engaged with M. A. Cartwright did not appear to us, to be of his seeking, nor are we satisfied nor do we believe the case was fairly presented to the Jury as it occurred — We hope your Excellency will review the case & give the poor man the benefit of any doubt, & we desire that his case may be Judged in mercy & regarded with favor & that your Excellency will take into consideration every circumstance that ought to operate in his behalf. And we desire that your Excellency may be ^& will be^ persuaded, that it is consistent, with your duty, to extend to him Executive Clemency, and that his life may be spared, either by a full pardon or commutation of his punishment
Yours respectfully
B. J. Spratt
John. T. Boucher
U. L. Kevil
J. J. chambers
J T Chambers
W. Bowers
E. D. Satterfield
J. D. Crow
J. H. Crow
J. M. Crow
A S Brewer
John Spratt
W H crow
T S Kern
Geo Hunter
W Rucker
D W Gore
L S gresham
B. S. Gardner
Lewis G. Beck.
Wm Gresham
John E, McCarty
E P George
Washington. S George
State of Kentucky
Caldwell County.
The affiant B. J. Spratt says that the names of the persons, to the foregoing petition
were either signed by them in my presence bythem or by me, at their direction.
B. J. Spratt
Subscribed and sworn to f before me By B J Spratt,
John Satterfield J, P,, c c