Petition

B. W. Miller et al. to Beriah Magoffin

Place of Creation
Barren 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
MG18-56
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-0361
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32208769

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Dates
1859
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Citation

B. W. Miller 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-0001-020-0361 (November 14, 2026).

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To his excelency Governer Mcgoffin

Your Your petitioners would respectufuly represent To your excelency that at the Barren Equity and Criminal court that our gilmore p Hay was convicted of felony for manslaughter for the Killing of thos Barret in an affray and sentanced to serve in the Penetentuary of Kentucky two years G P Hay was very young not twentyone when it happened and at A time when the Deceased had a drawn gunn in his Hand we Beleive that under these circumstances That G P Hay the unfortunate youth ought to Be pardoned We would further represent to your excelency that G P Hay is the only child of and afflicted father Peter A Hay who is poor very poor and has Been confined To his Bed nearly all his time for five or six years and Such is his distrest and afflicted condition that he needs The services and comfort and security of his only child we Therefore most earnestly entreat your excelency to Enterpose the power of or pardoning power and restore said Boy to the Basom and security of his afflicted father

B W Miller
Jesse Whitlow
Washiting Hurt
Aron Swinny
Charles Yates
David Jones
S. H. Hynds
William Ship

C. C. [Davidson]
C C Gustavious
James " Guthrie
D,, D,, Davidson
B Jones
B B Boston
B F Frannlin

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Richard Sharpe
John W Compton
William M Taylor
Ander Jonson
Othe Estes
lewis Jonson.
Ben Jamine Turner
J H Wilson
Thoas O letcher
J. [S] Wilson
David A Turner
P,, H,, Gassaway
C. C. Hamell
G G Johnston
C B Johnston
G. W. Baker —
W. E. Eston.
R. C. Bowlin
J W wilson
Marcus Harding
James matthews 1859
Mathanual Nance
John fresher
Albet: Noris
Bennet Strong
John Wilson
John f Willcut
polly Willcut

F. F. Frazier
R. C. Anderson
Joseph. Firkin —
Alexander. Davidson
Amanda Gassaway
Miss Julia Davidson
Miss J W Wells Jr
Miss Virginna Lewis
L Lydia Francis
Mrs J H Runion
Miss Mary A Rogers
R,, C,, Tobson
Jas H. Runion
John Job
Joseph. E. Heart
F,, Runyon Jr
Lucinda West
James W Runyon
lidia Frances Runyon
Robert W Runyon
James A Runyon
william mathews
James Alen
Robert lewis
Anderson Farrell
Clifton Wright
lewis Jonsone
John R Edwards
Mary A Willcut
lucindy Willcut

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John M Willcut
Josep B Willcut
Wiliam R Willcut
Rubin E Willcut
Aron W Willcut
W Aderson
S R Compton
E Grissom
William Runyon
James M, Wade
Julia A Runyon
B M Miller
William Beard
Akilli Jasper
mat wade
Robert hollin
james Brownin
John W cay
Will fergerson
jinions mcDanel
Edmun hays
Th patison

Sally Wiilcut
James Scags
Perry Harvey
John Shiry
Archable Shiry
Robert Whitlow
William Terrey
Willam hurt
HyRam Runyon
A S berd
A R [...] beard
john beard
will wad
will Smith
Thomas wilson
Ezekel cooper
Isac N Cooper
Joll cooper
melchier cooper
william Herin
William gour
Aron redmon
Martin anderson
Woodford anderson