H. Moore et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-08-25
- Date of Creation
- August 25, 1861
- 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
- MG21-296
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1362
- Rights
- This image and its transcription are freely available to the public. Images appear courtesy of Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Transcriptions and annotations were created by Kentucky Historical Society staff, volunteers, and interns. When referencing this document, please use our preferred citation.; The use of transcriptions, images, or annotations from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce any material on CWGK is required.
- FTP Identifier
- 32209770
The Civil War Governors of Kentucky editors are working on annotations for this document. Check back to explore the people, places, organizations mentioned in this document.
- Dates
- 1861-08-25
Citation
H. Moore et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-08-25, 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-0001-020-1362 (November 13, 2026).
To his Exl B Magoffin governor of Ky.
We the undersigned citizens of Rockcastle county state that we have known Jacob Scorborough who is now confined in the penatentiary for killing Robert Aulder for between Thirty and forty years, he was bornedIn this and raised in this county
He is a peaceable quiet old man inoffensive a good citizen, poor and has a large helpless and now destitute family. and we must respectfully ask your Exlcy to pardon the balance of his time
H. Moore
AlfredSmith
A, Chesnut
Ashley Owens
Daniel Roberts cor. R, C
W. H. Kirtley
Wm Styall
M R Moore
Thomas. J. Smith
Caperton Jones
Sameuel. S. Bryant
E. Smith
R G Wms
Wm L Mullins
Wm. P. Hiatt
Solomon Griffin
James M Chesnut
A. Carpenter
Wm M. Smith
Champ Mullins
John Adams
Robert Adams
Jas, P. Poteel
Preston Taylor
John Dollans
W Dollans