William Carter 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-69 to MG17A-70
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0020
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208431
- People
- Sanders, Absalom M.
- Glass, Alexander B.
- Eison, Alexander
- Lamb, Allen P.
- Magoffin, Beriah
- Davis, Caswell
- Lewis, Charles B.
- Carter, Cullen
- Stallins, Cullen
- Hopper, David M.
- Holmen, E. T.
- Evans, Easer E.
- Barnes, George W.
- Davis, James Buford
- Galloway, Jefferson C.
- Ausenbaugh, John Bailey
- Barns, John
- Hunter, John C.
- Jackson, John
- McElroy, John L.
- Carter, John T.
- Sharp, Joseph
- Stallins, Joshua B.
- Evans, Josiah Alfred
- Crow, Martin C.
- Cartwright, Milton A.
- Egbert, Nicholas W.
- Dillingham, Samuel G.
- Littlefield, Samuel
- Evans, Samuel W.
- Wadlington, Thomas B.
- Galloway, Thomas
- Peyton, William A.
- Mitchusson, William E.
- Davis, William H.
- Dillingham, William R.
- Stallins, William T.
- Carter, William W.
- Smith, William W.
- Organizations
- Commonwealth of Kentucky
Citation
William Carter 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-0001-020-0020 (November 12, 2026).
To
His Excellency Beriah Maggoffin Govenor of TheCommonwealth of Kentucky=
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 & his orderly and peaceable conduct. The difficulty in which he was engaged with Milton A Cartwright did not appear to us, to be of his seeking. Nor are we satisfied that the case was fairly presented to the Jury as it occured. We hope your Excellency will review the case & give the poor man the benefit of every doubt ^and we^ or desire,, that his case, may be judged in mercy & regarded with favor. And that your Excellency will take into consideration every circumstance, that ought to operate in his behalf. And we desire and hope that your Excellency may be persuaded, that it is consistent with yr duty to extend to him Executive Clemency, and that his life may be spared either by a full pardon or by a commutation of his punishment.
Wm Carter. 1
Cullen Carter 2
John, T, Carter 3
Joshua Stallins 4
W W Smith 5
A P Lamb 6
AA Eison 7
A B Glass 8
Martin Crow 9
C. B. Lewis 10
David Hopper 11
John L McElroy 12
W, H, Davis 13
J. B. Davis 14
J, B, Ausenbaugh 15
W. T. Stallins 16
N W Egbert17
John Jackson 18
E. T. Holmen 19
J A Evans20
W R dillingham 21
S W Evans22
J, C Hunter 23
E. E Evans 24
Joseph Sharp 25
Cullen Stallins 26
John Barns 27
J C Galloway 28
G. W Barns29
Caswell Davis 30
W, A Peyton 31
S G Dillingham32..
Thomas Galloway33
A. M. Sanders 34
Samuel Littlefield 35
State of Ky. Caldwell County
John T. Carter says he was present & saw the above persons sign their names to the foregoing petition
John, T. Carter
Sworn to before me by John T. Carter
This
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