Will McCarty 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-102 to MG17A-103
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0038
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208449
- People
- Magoffin, Beriah
- Mitchusson, Drury C., Sr.
- McCarty, Elijah M.
- Prince, Enoch Orestus
- Riley, Houston
- Johnson, James A.
- Barnes, James C.
- Holland, John
- Gore, Mastin
- Cartwright, Milton A.
- Rice, Noah Nichols
- Allison, Robert Cyrus
- Mackey, Robert Q.
- Wadlington, Thomas B.
- McCarty, William M.
- Organizations
- Commonwealth of Kentucky
Citation
Will McCarty 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-0001-020-0038 (November 12, 2026).
To
His Excellency Beriah Magoffin Govenor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky —
Dear 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 & his 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 that the case was fairly presented to the Jury as it occurred. We hope your Excellency will review the case & give the poor man, the benefit of every doubt & we 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 that your Excellency may be persuaded that it is consiste[...]nt with your duty to extend to him Executive Clemency and that his life may be spared, either by a full pardon or a commutation of his punishment — Yours respectfully —
Will. McCarty
R. C. Allison
E McCarty
E O Prince
N. N. Rice
H.. Riley
Mastin Gore
John Holland
R Mackey
Kentucky Caldwell County
The affiant James A. Johnson states that he had charge of the foreing petition and that the persons whose signatures appear to the same, signed the same in his presence
Jas A Johnson
Sworn to before me by J. A. Johnson this
J. C. Barnes D. C.