George W. Noel and Joseph Fuquay to Hiram H. Smith
1861-02-01
- Date of Creation
- February 1, 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-120
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0048
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208458
- People
- Magoffin, Beriah
- Noel, George Washington
- Smith, Hiram H.
- McGoodwin, James P.
- Fuquay, Joseph
- Cartwright, Milton A.
- Wadlington, Thomas B.
- Wadlington, William, Sr.
- Places
- Caldwell County, Kentucky
- Frankfort, Kentucky
- Hopkins County, Kentucky
- Kentucky
- Madisonville, Kentucky
- Princeton, Kentucky
- Organizations
- General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
- Government of the United States of America
- Dates
- 1861-02-01
Citation
George W. Noel and Joseph Fuquay to Hiram H. Smith, 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-0001-020-0048 (November 12, 2026).
Madisonville
H H Smith Esqr
Frankfort Ky
Dear friend I have just now learned by a friend that Genl Wadlington & James McGoodwin of Princeton have gone to Frankfort with a view of making intercession for the unfortunate T. B. Wadlington who is under sentence of death for the murder of Cartwright. The people of Hopkins as well as those of Caldwell County are strongly impressed with the belief that the Conviction of T. B. Wadlington is unjust and based wholy upon false Testimony, that W killed Cartwright we have no doubt, but that he did it in sef defence & that he was shot first we have not a solitary dout In Consequence of this we have gotten petitioners in this county numbering about six hundred, and will send them tomorrow morning by private hand to Princeton and from there will endeavor to have them sent on by express to his Excellency Gov McGoffin We therefore ask you to inform the Governor, McGoodwin, & Genl Wadlington of the fact that our Petitions will reach there in a few days and to give them time to arrive before pressing the Governor to a decision in the case
We think we see the right spirit and feeling manifested by our Ky Legislature, such as will teach both the extreme North & South, that Ky stand as she has ever stood true & Loyal to the Union. Hopking you will have good health we subscribe ourselves,
Your friends truly
Geo W Noel
Joseph Fuquay
N B
If you can say any thing in favor of our unfortunate Wadlingtons case to Gov McGoffin, do so. You a least can say truly that you
are acquainted with many of the petitioners and testify as to their character &c. &c.
N. &. F.