James Robertson et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-01-21
- Date of Creation
- January 21, 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-55 to MG17A-56
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0013
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208424
- People
- Quisenberry, Aaron B.
- Wise, Abraham
- Magoffin, Beriah
- Cantrell, Bradford F.
- Salmond, Charles H.
- Hartigan, David C.
- Orange, Eli H.
- Martin, Elias B.
- Lester, George W.
- Smiley, Henry
- Cooksey, Henry W.
- Childress, James A.
- Hartigan, James H.
- Robertson, James L.
- Baker, John F.
- White, Julian W.
- Cartwright, Milton A.
- Robertson, Phillip T.
- Pickering, Richard W.
- Lester, Samuel D., Jr.
- Wadlington, Thomas B.
- Carney, Washington
- Fowler, Wesley T.
- Martin, William H.
- Watson, William Vincent
- Carter, William W.
- Organizations
- Commonwealth of Kentucky
Citation
James Robertson et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-01-21, 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-0001-020-0013 (November 12, 2026).
To his Excellency Bariah Magoffin Governor of the commonwealth of Kentucky
We the undersigned citizens of Caldwell County Kentucky, have long known Thomas B. Wadlington and he has ever been considered a good and true harted citizen Known and noted for his industry and good and orderly conduct. The difficulty in which he was engaged with Milton A Cartwrightdid not appear to us, to be of his own seeking, nor are we satisfied that the case was presented to the Jury, as it really occurred, We hope your Excellency will review the case and give the poor man the benefit of any doubt, We disire that his case may be judged in mercy and and regarded with favor and that your Excellency will take into consideration every circumstance that ought to operate in his behalf, and we desire that your Excellency may and will be persuaded that it is consistant with your duty to extend to him Executive climency and that his life may be spared, either by a full pardon or by a commutation of his punishment Yours respectfully
James Robertson
J. A. Childress
P T Robertson
J, H, Hartigan
D C Hartigan
C. H. Salmond
Washington Carney
John F Baker
A, B, Quisenberry
S. D. Lester
Abreham Wise
W. T. Fowler
[...]G. W Lester
Wm Watson
Henry, Smilie
J. W. White
E, H, Oorange
E B Martin
R W Pickering
H, W, Cooksey
W H martin
B. F, Cantrell
State of Kentucky Caldwell County
The affiant Bradford F. Cantrell says he was present & saw the above named persons sign the foregoing petition.
B. F, Cantrell
Sworn to before me by Bradford F Cantrell this
Wm Carter J P C C