Willis G. Hughes to Beriah Magoffin
1861-02-04
- Date of Creation
- February 4, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Frankfort, Franklin 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-112 to MG17A-113
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0044
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208455
- Organizations
- Caldwell Circuit Court
- Dates
- 1861-02-04
Citation
Willis G. Hughes to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-02-04, 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-0001-020-0044 (January 18, 2026).
FrankfortKy
Hon B. MagoffinGov of Ky
Dear Sir & friend.
You have a petition before you of Thomas B. Wadlington of Caldwell Co Ky. to be pardoned ^& released^ from a Judgment of death rendered in the Caldwell Circuit Court — I would take the liberty to suggest to you that the Extension of your Excecutive Clemency to him will, in my Judgement be a meritorious and merciful act. I have known him long, to be a law abiding — honest peaceful citizen — I am fully satisfied that Justice has not been given done in his case. The facts were not presented in a fair, truthful manner & the instructions of the court were wrong in many particulars — I earnestly
ask of your Excellency favor to my friend & hope for his full pardon & a restoration to life, family & friends — I remain
Your friend & obt Servt