John T. Greenfield et al. to Beriah Magoffin
- Place of Creation
- Hopkins 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-167 to MG17A-168
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0087
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208497
- People
- Fox, Allen
- Magoffin, Beriah
- Kington, Bernard M.
- Hardwick, Christopher C.
- Sisk, Ebenezer Wilson
- Davis, George W.
- Nance, Jeptha Greenberry
- Ezell, John A.
- Laffoon, John B.
- Greenfield, John T.
- Legett, John T.
- Stom, Leonard
- Davis, Lewis H.
- Sisk, Mancel "Meredith"
- Utley, Redman Royal, Jr.
- Gregory, Robert W.
- Wadlington, Thomas B.
- Davis, Thomas C.
Citation
John T. Greenfield et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 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-0001-020-0087 (December 14, 2025).
To his Excellency Beriah Magoffin Govenor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
We the undersigned citizens of Hopkins County whoe have. heretofore Known Thomas B. Wadlington who has been convicted by a Jury of the country in the county of Caldwell of the crime of murder would represent to your excellency that we have Known the unfortunate man long & that his character as a gentleman, a true hearted & loyal citizen of the commonwealth of Kentucky had never been questioned It is true that we Know nothing of the circumstances of his case, but we feel that we do not depart from the duty that we owe to humanity & to the previous character of the accused as a man of peace, industry & sobriety to ask your honor to review his case & to exercise the powers that are confered upon you to Suspend or modify the rules of Strict law & to either extend to the accused a full pardon or a commutation of his punishment as Justice tempered with mercy in your opinion may require
Yours Respectfully
John, T Greenfield
John B Laffoon
John T. Legit
Lewis. H, Davis
E. W. Sisk
B. M. Kington
M, M, Sisk
T C Davis
G, W. Davis
John A Ezell
J G Nance M D
R R Utley Jr
Leonard Stom
Allen Fox
C C Hardwick
Robt W Gregory