S. W. Brown et al. to Beriah Magoffin
- Place of Creation
- Rockcastle 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
- MG18-71 to MG18-72
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0372
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208780
- People
- Chesnut, Abraham
- Crawford, Adams
- Sowder, Alexander C.
- Menefee, Alexander Campbell
- Smith, Alfred
- Baker, Andrew D.
- Mershon, Andrew J.
- Owens, Ashley
- Hiatt, B. T.
- Bethurum, Benjamin K.
- Langford, Benjamin R. P.
- Magoffin, Beriah
- Drew, Charles
- Jones, Charles
- Colyer, Charles W.
- Johnson, Charles. C.
- Colyer, Daniel G.
- Roberts, Daniel
- Henderson, David
- Williams, David N.
- Owens, David
- Cable, Elias
- Minks, Emanuel
- Morgan, Flennon
- Hunt, Francis M.
- Ramsey, Francis
- McClary, Franklin Benjamin
- Reynolds, Freedom J.
- Myers, George S.
- Payne, George W., Sr.
- Roberts, George Washington
- Linville, Henry B.
- Haggard, Henry
- McClure, Henry Harrison
- Mullins, Henry
- Davis, Hiram H.
- Taylor, Isaac
- Price, Isaiah
- Hiatt, J. F.
- Mullins, Jackson R.
- Searcy, Jacob C.
- Eastham, James
- Cummins, James H.
- Mullins, James H.
- Chesnut, James M., Sr.
- Smith, James M.
- Padgett, James
- Cummins, John
- Colyer, John H.
- Sowder, John
- Lewis, John W.
- Woodyard, John
- Abney, Jonathan
- Cornett, Jordan
- Parsons, Joseph B.
- Ramsey, Joseph L.
- Keaton, Joseph P.
- Hazelwood, Josephus G.
- Smith, Josiah E.
- Owens, Madison Crawford
- Boyd, Mark R.
- Mullins, Marshall F.
- Moore, Marshall R.
- Mullins, Marted
- Miller, Mason C., Jr.
- Frazer, Milton
- Cook, Milton J.
- Miller, Milton J.
- Newcomb, Milton P.
- Sowder, Milton
- Mullins, Mordica
- Newcum, Nathan
- Whitaker, Nathan
- Southard, Nathaniel, Sr.
- Lazwell, Ranson
- Ward, Reese B.
- Cook, Robert D.
- Capps, Robert I.
- Ferguson, Robert N.
- Cook, Silas E.
- Anglin, Stephen
- Brown, Stephen W.
- Brooks, Thomas T.
- Suttles, Thornton
- Albright, Uriah
- Smith, W. B.
- McClede, W. W.
- Owens, Wesley
- Brooks, William A.
- Ramsey, William B.
- Fish, William C.
- Proctor, William Green
- Kemper, William H.
- Henderson, William
- Mullins, William L.
- Owens, William L.
- Langford, William
- Smith, William M.
- Chesnut, William P.
- Hunt, William P.
- Payne, William
- Sowder, William
- Stigall, William
- Lair, William T.
- Smith, Wilson
Citation
S. W. Brown 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-0001-020-0372 (November 12, 2026).
To his Exl. B, Magoffin Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
Your petitioners the undersigned would most respectfully state that ^at^ the term of the Rockcastle Circuit Court Ben, R, P, Langford was indicted for an alledged offense of shooting at one A. J. Mershon maliciously with intent to Kill. without hiting or wounding him, and the case has been pending in said court ever since and one trial had which resulted in a hung Jury, and not desiring to see said Langford further harrassed and annoyed by said indictment, said Mershon being a notorious bad character now in view of all circumstances We humbly ask your Excellency to pardon the offense
S. W. Brown
Uriah Albright
Jo. E. Smith D clk R. C. C.
M C Miller C R C
D G Colyer clk
J P Keaton
A, D, Baker
Elias Ceebee C. R. C
John H. Colyer
F. B. McClary
Thos Y Brooks
M J Miller
Henry Haggard
Nathan Whitaker
J, Newcum
J. G, Hazlewood
[Isaac] J Farley
Juge of Jackson county
M, R, Moore
Jams. M. Chesnut
W, T, Lair
David owens
Alfred Smith D. clerk
John Connors Sheriff
M. I. Cook
R D. Cook, D. S.
G, W, Roberts
W L Mullins
Milton Sowder Police Judge
John Sowder
Francis Ramsy
John Woodyard
Wm Payne: Jailer, R, C
W B Smith
John Conn
James ,M, Smith
M, Frazer M, D
H B Limille
Charles Drew
Stephen Angling
B P Hiatt
J. L Ramsey
J, F, Hiatt
G, S, Myers Esq
Jonathan Abney
W. P Chesnut
G. W. Payne
F, M. Hunt
William Langford
Isaiah Price
Wm M. Smith
Jn, P, Newcum
Wm Sowder D. clerk R. C.. C.
Flennon Morgan
W H Kempir
W [Stigall]
Daniel Roberts
Charles W Colyer
M. A. Brown Pysi.
Jas H Cummins
A C Menefee
James Padgett
W H. Kirtley atty at Law
B R Batturinn Judge of the Rockcastle count cou
John W Lewis
William Kenebrod
Robert Ferguson
David Henderson
H, H, McClure
Thornton Suttles
Big. Charles Jones
W,, W,, McCall
David N. Williams
W A. Brooks. In^n^ Keeper
E Minks — C. S —
Jorden: Cornette
Mordica, Mullins
M. F. Mullins
Hearted J Cullins
S E Cash c r c
Ashley Owens
Ranson Lowell
Robert Cap
W. G. Proctor J. P. R. C.
Nathane Newcume
James Eastham
Freedom G. Reynolds
M C. Owens,
William Gowens
Wesly Owens J. P. R c
Mark, R, Boyle
J. H. Mulins
W B Ramsey
J, B, Parsons Jr
R B Ward
Henry mullins
Hyram H Davis
Jackson Mulins
Willson Smith.
W C, Fish — Esq
J, C, Searcy
Isaac Taylor
A Chesnut
Daniel Adams
Nathaniel Southard
A. C. Sowder
W P Hunt
Charles. C. Johnson
Lankfords case
no judgt,