Benjamin J. Mason et al. to Unknown
1862-08-16
- Date of Creation
- August 16, 1862
- Place of Creation
- 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-150
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0075
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208485
- People
- Scott, Aaron G.
- Mason, Benjamin J.
- Dawson, Bryant N.
- Hunter, David L.
- Scott, Demarcus "Mark" L.
- Watkins, Edmund P.
- Nichols, Eli, Jr.
- Hooper, Ennis
- Hooper, Enoch B.
- Glass, Green Berry
- Ervin, James Madison
- Miller, James
- Jones, Norflet
- Hunter, Richard
- Dawson, Riley P.
- Wadlington, Thomas B.
- Lowey, Turner A.
- Lear, W. D.
- Wadlington, William J.
- Organizations
- Caldwell Circuit Court
Citation
Benjamin J. Mason et al. to Unknown, 1862-08-16, 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-0001-020-0075 (November 12, 2026).
We the undersigned citizens of caldwell county and state of Kentucky, say that we are and have ben acquainted with William. J. Wadlington from his infancy and have long lived in the immediate neighborhood of his father T. B. Wadlington, with whom Williams has lived — And from his moral and upright character. we believe that said William is entitled to full credit, and his oath is entitled to the fullest of credit. We state that from our intimate acquaintance with said William from his infancy we believe him to be a young man of sobriety, honest and industrious habits, and we believe him to be a youth of sterling integrity
The above Subscribed Names was [named][sworn] to the above named affidavit before me
Kentucky Caldwell Circuit Court
I Edmund P. Watkins Clerk of the Caldwell Circuit Court do hereby Certify that I have the Signatures attached to the within affidavit and Know that the Signers to said affidavit are men of good moral character and entitled to full faith and Credit on oath or otherwise
Given under my hand
E. P Watkins Clk.
Caldwell Circuit Court