Petition

Bonaparte P. Glass 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-92 to MG17A-93
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-0032
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32208443
People
Pollard, Allison "Woodville"
Bone, Azariah "Blackman"
Grubbs, Bailous J.
Magoffin, Beriah
Glass, Bonaparte P.
Nichols, Daniel
Glass, David R.
White, David
Robinson, Ephraim P.
Nichols, Freeman T.
Chapel, Gaines J.
Dunning, George P.
Glass, George Riley
Glass, Green Berry
Bates, Isaiah
Glass, James, Jr.
Lester, James
Miller, James
Meadors, Jason W.
Dunning, John "Milton"
Ashby, John
Dunning, John B.
Glass, John
Hays, John
Miller, John
Ladd, John W.
Lamb, John W.
Dunning, Lemuel
Carnes, Michael
Lester, Miles W.
Cartwright, Milton A.
Clark, Moses B.
Majors, Robert H.
Miller, Robert
Curry, Ruben
Wadlington, Thomas B.
Hopper, William C.
Lander, William C.
Faughn, William R.
Suttemire, William
Places
Caldwell County, Kentucky
Kentucky
Organizations
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Dates
1861-01-22
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Bonaparte P. Glass 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-0001-020-0032 (November 12, 2026).

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To
His Excellency Beriah Magoffin Governor of The Commonwealth of Kentucky. Dr 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 earnestly, that your Excellency will review the case, and give the poor man, the benefit of every doubt, and we desire that his case may be Judged with mercy & regarded with favor — & that your Excellency will take into consideration evey 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 & will be spared, either by a full pardon or a commutation of his punishment —
Jany 22d 1861 —

Yours respectfully —

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