Henry W. Cooksey, Affidavit
1861-02-11
- Date of Creation
- February 11, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Caldwell County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Legal/Financial
- 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-137
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0064
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208474
Citation
Henry W. Cooksey, Affidavit, 1861-02-11, 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-0001-020-0064 (November 12, 2026).
Henry W. Cooksey says he has been acquainted with Thos B. Wadlington for many years last past, that he knows his general moral character, and he says, that his character is that of a moral, honest, upright, and law abiding citizen. He says he is acquainted with the witnesses Prince and Blalock, and from what he knows of them he does not believe that either of them is entitled to credit as witnesses in a court of Justice. and he does verily believe, that said Wadlington has been unjustly convicted of the murder of M. A. Cartwright on false Testimony. He Knows the character of said Cartwright, and he is and has been generally regarded as a violent, and danerous young man.
H, W, Cooksey
Kentucky Caldwell County
Henry W. Cooksey says he believes the statements as above made are true.
H, W, Cooksey
Sworn to and subscribed before me by H. W. Cooksey. This
J. C. Barnes D. C.