Benjamin J. Mason, 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-140
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0067
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208477
Citation
Benjamin J. Mason, 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-0001-020-0067 (November 12, 2026).
Caldwell County sct.
B. J. Mason says he has been acquainted with Thomas B. Wadlington for a number of years past, and a large portion of the time he has lived within one mile of him, and he states he knows his general moral character. He says he has always been considered a a peacable and orderly citizen. He says he knows very little about the character of Prince and Blalock, but he always has always had his doubts about the whole facts of the case having been properly presented to the Jury.
He says, that he has not been intimately acquainted with the deceased Cartwright but has heard several of his neighbors speak of him as a violent, and dangerous young man.
B J Mason
Kentucky Caldwell County
B. J. Mason says he believes the statements above made are true
B J Mason
Sworn to and subscribed before me by B. J. Mason. This
J. C. Barnes D. C.