James McIntosh 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-89 to MG17A-90
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0030
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208441
- People
- Magoffin, Beriah
- Carr, George
- Baker, Isaac E.
- McIntosh, James
- Pilcher, John Alexander
- McLin, John J.
- Wadlington, John Young
- Cartwright, Milton A.
- White, Reuben Hall
- Hanks, Robert H.
- Wadlington, Thomas B.
- Cronin, Thomas
- Manning, W. W.
- Mitchusson, William E.
- Organizations
- Commonwealth of Kentucky
Citation
James McIntosh 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-0001-020-0030 (November 12, 2026).
To His Excellency,Beriah Magoffin Governor, of the Commonwealth of Ky — Dear Sir —
We the undersigned citizens of Caldwell County Ky. have long known Thomas. B. Wadlington and 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 own seeking, nor are we satisfied, nor do we believe, that the case was fairly presented to the Jury, as it actually 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 of in mercy & regarded with favor, and that Your Excellency will take into consideration every circumstance that ought to operate in his favor & behalf — And we desire that your Excellency may & will be persuaded that it is consistent with your duty to extend to him Executive Clemency & that his life may be spared, either by a full pardon or a commutation of his punishment — —
Yours respectfully
George Carr
I E Baker
J A Pilcher
Thomas C Cronin
J Y Wadlington
Robert H Hanks
W. W. Manning
State of Ky County of Caldwell
John J McLinsays he was personaly present when the above named persons Signed the above Petition
John J. McLin
Sworn to before me by John J McLin
W E Mitchersson D C