Edward P. Campbell et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-01-26
- Date of Creation
- January 26, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Princeton, 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
- MG18-92
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0386
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208794
- People
- Black, Augustus C.
- Magoffin, Beriah
- Farrow, Edmund R.
- Campbell, Edward P.
- Gracey, John P.
- Cartwright, Lucien J.
- Cartwright, Milton A.
- Barnes, Richard
- Lander, Robert H.
- Wadlington, Thomas B.
- Cash, William
- O'Hara, William
- Places
- Caldwell County, Kentucky
- Christian County, Kentucky
- Frankfort, Kentucky
- Kentucky
- Lyon County, Kentucky
- Princeton, Kentucky
- Trigg County, Kentucky
- Dates
- 1861-01-26
Citation
Edward P. Campbell et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-01-26, 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-0001-020-0386 (November 12, 2026).
Princeton Caldwell Co Ky
Hon Beriah McGoffin
Frankfort Ky
Dr Sir Petitions have been circulated in Caldwell Trigg, Lyon & Christian counties praying for the pardon of Thos B Wadlington who was convicted at the last term of the Caldwell Circuit Court of the murder of Milton, A, Cartwright — the said petitions have been gotten up secretely in order to forestall public opinion in Caldwell County, representing that the persons signing said petition are citizens of Caldwell Co when in fact they are citizens of other Counties — unfafmiliar with the facts of the case and circumstances attending the Killing of "Cartwright" we desire to remonstrate against the pardon of T. B. Wadlington and are apprehensive that the Petitions will reach you before
we can send a remonstrance
We hope therefore you will withhold any action or opinion until we can obtain a remonstrance of the people of Caldwell Co who are of opinion that, the finding of the Jury and the judgment of the Court are correct and that Wadlington justly deserves the punishment due to his crime we will send a remonstrance in a few days
Yours very Respy
E, P,, Campbell Comth atty
J, P, Gracey
L, J, Cartwright
E R Farrow
Wm O'Hara
A, C, Black
R H Lander
P, Barnes
Wm Cash