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George D. McGowan et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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George D. McGowan 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-0001-020-0095 (November 12, 2026).

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To His Excellency the Hon^"Beriah Magoffin Govenor of Kentucky

Whereas Petitions have been circulated in the Counties of Caldwell Lyon, Trigg, Christian & Hopkins beseeching of your excellency to pardon or commute the punishment of Thos B Wadlington convicted at the last November term of the Caldwell Circuit Court of the murder of Milton A Cartwright We the undersigned citizens of Caldwell County believing the verdict of the Jury in the Case of said Wadlington to be correct and that he deserves the penalty due to crime from our Knowledge of the facts most earnestly beseech of your excellency not to pardon or commute the punishment of said Wadlington and hereby enter our Solemn protest against granting the prayer of the Petitioners'

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1 George. D. McGowan
2 Thos W. Matlock
3 John Matlock
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5 Joseph W Scott
6 Bracey Vaughn
7 J. F. Blanks
8 Wm,, H,, Griffith
9 Francis. Martin
10 Colmon Vaughn

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11 James P Pool
12 W. B. Howard
13 John Hayes
14 J. J. Hayes
15 Charly Dunning
16Lewis Gothard
17 J A Jennings
18A. H.. Wing
19W T. Rodgers
20 William Ashby
Zack Butt

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21A Rice
22 Henry Burress
23 William Butt
24 W,, L,, Pollard
25 N,, Nichols
26 J D Irvine
27 William Sizemore
28 David Alsup
29 Loyd Burris
30 W A Ladd
31 A. T. P Pool
32L. T. Strong
33 Charly Pedleton
34 Joseph Tatom
35 S, C, Lilly
36 John Gothard
37J R Rogers
38 A R Rogers
39 James Quell
40 J. M. Berdeon
41. Alexr Blain
42 Robert Blain
43 Jesse Blain
44 Thos J Hopper
45 D. C. Sizemore
46 R. A Mading
47 J, B, Baker
48 Atha Sizemore
49 Obadiah Sizemore
50 S. T. Ashby
51 Wm= J= Sizemore

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52Daniel W Sizemore
53 Henry H Baker
54 J. H. Ladd
55 Ben Ladd
556Owen R Baker
57C J McConnell...
58 J. T. McConnell
59 Andrew Fetherston
60 W" A McConnell
61 F. M. Woolfe
62 R, T, Glass
63 William G Groom
64 John Baker
65 Seth P Pool
66 R P Pool
67 L B Sims
68 Harberd Ladd
69 T G Malloy
70James B. Cook
71 W. Z. Tally
72Samuell Smily
73 R, C, Purdy
74 R. S. P. Pool
75 J. H. Higley
76 Wm Skerritt
77 Jeptha Griffith
78 James. W. Killebrew
79 R. S. Pollard
80 John Goodwin
81 Jesse. S. Goodwin
82 J W McGowan

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