William Cash et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-02-01
- Date of Creation
- February 1, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Princeton, 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-109 to MG17A-110
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0042
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208453
- People
- Williamson, Alfred
- Rice, Azariah
- Magoffin, Beriah
- Vaughn, Bracey
- O'Neal, Bryant
- Vaughn, Coleman
- Martin, Francis S.
- Hollowell, Isaac P.
- Gracey, John P.
- Prince, John W.
- Evins, Lewis
- Livingston, M.
- Cartwright, Milton A.
- Clark, Moses B.
- Gore, Oliver Perry
- Wadlington, Thomas B.
- Johnson, Thomas S.
- Cash, William
- Dates
- 1861-02-01
Citation
William Cash et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-02-01, 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-0001-020-0042 (November 12, 2026).
Princeton
Hon Beriah Magoffin
Frankfort Kenty
Dr Sir
We the undersigned citizens of Caldwell County — state that we have traveled Over Said county to Obtain Signers to the Remonstrance in the case of Thomas B,, Wadlington now before you praying for a pardon and we find that large numbers of the citizens of said County who have signed Wadlingtons petition with the impression and belief — that all that said petitioners prayed for was that the punishment of said Wadlington should be commuted to imprisonment for life and would not have signed said petition under any Circumstance for a full pardon — and find a large number of infants and Other persons signed said petition representing themselves as Citizens of Caldwell County when in fact —
they were Citizens of Other Counties and Knew nothing of the facts and circumstances attending the Killing of Cartwright by said Thomas B Wadlington and for which said Wadlington was found Guilty of Murder I am Yours Very Truly
M Livingstone
F. S. Martin
Perry Gore
Isaac,, P,, Hollowell
J. P Gracey
Bryant Oneal
Bracey. Vaughn
Colman Vaughn
L W Evins
M B. Clark
J. W. ^his X mark^ Prince
Alfred Williamson