Correspondence

Sam C. Woodson to Unknown

1861-01-30

Date of Creation
January 30, 1861
Place of Creation
Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Correspondence
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-104
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-0039
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32208450
People
Allin, Benjamin Casey
Magoffin, Beriah
Fuquay, Joseph
Woodson, Samuel C.
Allin, Thomas
Wadlington, Thomas B.
Places
Caldwell County, Kentucky
Frankfort, Kentucky
Hopkins County, Kentucky
Madisonville, Kentucky
Princeton, Kentucky
Organizations
Caldwell County Court
Kentucky State Penitentiary
Dates
1861-01-30
1861-03-01
1861-02-15
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Citation

Sam C. Woodson to Unknown, 1861-01-30, 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-0001-020-0039 (November 12, 2026).

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Madisonville Ky Jany 30th 1861
Dear Uncle

I write to you at this time for the purpose of enlisting, you (if possible) in behalf of my friends friend

Judge Fuquay who is my partner in business has a brother in law who is condemned to be hung at Princeton Caldwell County on the 1st day of March next[...] The judge & I both believe and we think from good ground, that his brother in Law, (Thos Wadlington) is condemed by false, yes basely false testimony.

The jury in the case I am informed (and from such a source that I can not doubt it.) have all signed a petition to the Govenor to pardon or commute his punishment to confinement in the penitentiary, so have several hundred of the Citizens of Caldwell County and so have three to four hundred of the Citizens of this County

Now Uncle you will at once see my object

It is to induce you to use your influence with the Govenor to pardon or commute the punishment.

I verrily believe that the prisenor ought to be pardoned.

If you are willing to use

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your influence to this effect it will doubtless confer a favor on a wom woman who has been a faithful virtuous and good wife and three children (who will if the sentance of the Court is carried out) will be orphans in the full meaning of the word You will also confer a favor on your Nephew

The whole family so far as I Know is are in good health & hope you are in the same condition

I would like much to hear from you on the reception of this

Your Nephew
Sam C Woodson

P S: The Petitions will be in Frankfort by the 15th of Feby & I think sooner If you think proper to use your influence please do so at the very earliest moment

Now Uncle I am in earnest in what I say about the matter & believe I am doing a duty that I would be amiss in not doing

S C Woodson

Dr Sir

If you can, consistant with right & ho justice relieve the widow & children from widowhood & orphanage indeed I Know it will do your heart good to do so & it will be truly gratifying to me ^us^ to learn you feel free in doing so.

Yours truly
Ben C Allin
Tho,, Allin