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Petition

Meredith Poe et al. to Beriah Magoffin

1861-01-20

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Date of Creation: January 20, 1861
Place of Creation: Magoffin 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: MG18-126
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-020-0404
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Meredith Poe et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-01-20, 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-0001-020-0404 (November 13, 2026).

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A Pettition to the govenor
Januey the 20 1861

Merdieth Poe
Franklin Jones
Harison Howerd
Larkin Howerd
Thomas. Whitaker
James, O, Whitaker
William l Whitaker
Edward Poe
F. A. Whitaker Jun
M C Whitaker
David Brown
John Allen Sr
Wiley Salyer
Wm W Salyer
John Salyer. Sr
Reuben Arnett
Lewis Howard Jestis [Peace]
George Allen
John Wadkins
Dial S. Williams
Robbert Whitaker
F A Whitaker
T P Whitaker
James Risner
Mikel Risner

Isom Bayes
Simon Fletcher
Joel adams
Apperson Fletcher
Johnson Fletcher
Martin. Poe
Meradith Fletcher
Mark Whitaker
Charles ,,Cole
Joseph Nicles
Alexander Fletcher
Riley. cole
Martin Slone
Rod hall
[Jermiah] Patric
John Patric
James L. May
F M Patric
Martin D Salyer
John Jackson
Jams mcguire
Reuben Fraley
James Ward
F M Whitaker
R[...]

Hole No 1.50

[Page 2] Dial Cole
W. G Cole
Joseph Watson
John Watson
Henry Morgan
George Sisemore [...]
James Minix
Caleb Culbett
Andrew B Fitch
C P Bailey
T M Prater
John Prater
Wm Patric
F M Gipson
E Patric
Wm Risner
Valentine Cole
Squire Gipson
Jeramiah Cole
John Cole
Henly Fletcher

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W^m Johnson
lemuel John
James Howard
Isaiah Salyer
Bengimon Howerrd
Stephen Howerrd
S: M: Arnett;
J M adams
Isaac Fletcher
M. Franklin
J. D. Bays
Asa Gullet
Granvill sisemore
K N Fletcher
Jacob Whitey
Chals gulett
hirom Arnet
W, J, Coffee C M C
charles Gullet
Lewis gulett
Nath,, gulett
Allen [gulett]
harris wagis
[J W] Fletcher Jailor
Greenville Patrick
Thomas Preston
John Prater
Isac pucket one of the Jurey

C. [...]
grey gipson
William
Patrick
Thomas [whity]
[Andrew] Patrick
Elijah Patrick
W M Risener
Gorge Colle
Valentine Cole
Squire gipson
[...] Cole
John Cole
Hendley fletcher
James Motgomery

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Salyersville Magoffin County
Jan 18^th 1861
To his Excellency Beriah Magoffin
Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Sir at the present term of this Court Reuben ~~Arnett~~ ^Marshall^ was Convicted of the offence of grand Larceny the ^[...]^ evidence being all circumstantial Mr Marshell is respectably Connected is married has a wife and several small children and in view of all the Circumstances we recommend him to executive clemency.

A J, May
J M Elliott
Martin. Risener
Martin. Rice
John: Adams
E C Mcguire guard
J. W, Conley
Jacob Risner
george Woodyard
A J Salyer
Merdieth Risner
T M Salyer
Michael Risner Jr
Wm J Bays
John Salyer
William Row
Wyly Arnett
W^m Risner
Areh Risner
Jilson P Prater
John W Kendall
John Hale
Harrison Arnett

Isaac Mulons one of the Jury
James Baley
Bengamon Howard
Mose Howard
C C Salyer
Stephen Arnett
T Rismer
R Russel
Franklin
A, H, Howard
W^m Howard
J W. Howard
Isaac C Howard
Henry Warren Sen
J M Fletcher
W^m craft
Benj. Montgomry
Jilson H Howard
Brise patrick
Silas Montgomery
Reuben Arnett
Henry Howard
A Howard Sen
Russal Arnett
Bunion oney

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[Page 8] Handed to Me by S, Salyers —

Marshalls Case — Floyd —