James H. Dunbar 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-85 to MG17A-86
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0028
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208439
- People
- Magoffin, Beriah
- McGreger, Dison Addison
- Nichols, Elijah S.
- Nichols, Ger
- Mason, Haywood
- Woodruff, Hiram
- Dunbar, James Henry
- Dunn, John C.
- Thomason, John Page
- Nichols, John R.
- Lamb, Martin Urey
- Cartwright, Milton A.
- Jackson, Nathan B.
- Wadley, Philip
- Nichols, Reddick
- Wadlington, Thomas B.
- Jackson, Timothy
- Mitchusson, William E.
- Allan, Willim
- Stallins, Wilson
- Places
- Caldwell County, Kentucky
- Organizations
- Commonwealth of Kentucky
Citation
James H. Dunbar 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-0001-020-0028 (November 12, 2026).
To his ExcellencyBariah MaggoffinGovornor of The Commonwealth of Kentucky
We the undersigned citizens of Caldwell County have long known Thomas. B. Wadlington and he has ever been considered a good and true harted citizen and noted for his industry and good and orderly 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 presented to the Jury as it really occurred, We hope your Excellency will review the case, and give the poor man the benefit of every doubt We desire that his case may be Judged in mercy 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 clemency and that his life may be spared either by a full pardon or by a commutation of his punishment. Yours respectfully
J. H. H. Dunbar
N B Jackson ^his X mark^
Timothy JaCkson
John P ^his X mark^ thomason
Simon nickels
Wilson stalienns
Willim allan
Martin U Lamb
John Dunn
philop Wadly
State of Caldwell County.
Dison McGriger says that he was present, when each of the above named persons signed the foregoing petition, except, H. Woodruff, Reddick Nichols, John Nichols Ger Nichols, but he is fully satisfied they did sign it from the statement of Heywood Masonwho saw them sign, as he told me —
Dison McGriger
Sworn to before me by Dison McGriger
W E Mitchusson D C