David Board et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-12-08
- Date of Creation
- December 8, 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
- MG22-202 to MG22-203
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1570
- 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
- 32209978
- People
- Comingo, Abraham
- Magoffin, Beriah
- Banta, Charles G.
- Powell, Charles
- Banta, David
- Wilkerson, David
- McGraw, Francis Marion
- Westerfield, Frank
- Comingo, Garrett
- May, George
- Neale, George
- McGraw, H. H.
- Banta, Harvey G.
- Cominggo, Henry A.
- Banta, Henry
- Bottom, Henry P.
- Tenney, J. W.
- Carpenter, Jacob
- Westerfield, James C.
- Duddleson, James
- Murphy, James
- Meritt, Jesse
- Banta, John
- Robinson, John C.
- Russell, John C.
- Banta, John G.
- Hamilton, John
- Hill, John
- Hungate, John
- Vanfleet, John J.
- Knorsdall, John
- Semones, John
- Lester, Joseph
- Kirkland, Joseph M.
- Prewitt, Joseph
- Rainey, Joseph
- Price, Littleton R.
- Powell, Nelson
- Teater, Paris M. C.
- Beswick, Phillip S.
- Hungate, Pleasant
- Williamson, R. F.
- Boyle, Richard
- Semonis, Stephen
- Moss, Thomas Lusk
- Broyles, Wilis G.
- Carpenter, William F.
- Vanfleet, William
- Organizations
- Kentucky State Penitentiary
- Dates
- 1861-12-08
Citation
David Board et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-12-08, 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-0001-020-1570 (November 12, 2026).
To His Excellency B. Magoffin Govr of Kentucky —
The undersigned citizens of Mercer & Boyle Counties, respectfully petition your Excellency to pardon James Duddlesonwho is now confined in the state Penitentiary- they believe he ought to be pardoned, that some of us have heard the evidence on his trial, and would have acquitted him upon it — And In view of the case and the time he has served, and the helpless condition of his wife and children we pray his pardon —
David Board
C. H. May.
J. R, Tewiney
T J Board
Dudley Barnett
Jackson Crain
Frank Westerfield
Pillip. S. Beswick
Jesse, Barnette
Frank Randolph
J, K, Vandavife
Jn, A. Phelps
W T Neff
Samuel. Banta
John Banta
Jno, L, May
J J Vanfleet
P McTeater
L R Prise
M, G Teater
John, C, Robinson
Harvey. G. Banta
Henry A. Cominggo
Charles. Cattlette
G Comingo
A Comingo
Richard, Boyle
Charles. C. Banta
Henry. Banta
John. G Banta
David Banta
James C Westerfield
John Hill
George W. French
A,, Kirkland
J. H. Semones
W B Semones
Daniel Baskette
John. French
Thomas. S Williamson
J. L. McGinnis
Jas. Tewmy
Isaac Silcox
John Silcox
Philip Board
J[...] P[...]y
Wm. Tewmey
J Midchel
C. T. Penney
G. D. Coleman
E Thompsom
Samul Pendy
William. D. Mcginnis
John Neff
David. J. Jacksan
John Nield
Jacob Bord
Lorenza, Dow. Falkner
Robert. H. Gray
Jas. Russell
William Falkner
Lyn Linsey Russell
William Vanfleet
Josph. Cannon
Joseph Lester
John C Termey
James Daviss
D B Davis
Gibson Preston
Harvey A. Duwry
James. O,, Westerfield
George LaGue
George Blaine
Jesse Wickersham
Abraham Lyons
John Semones
George Canan
Wesley Canan
Layette. F. Weldon
Eward Cox
Matthew. Semonis
Thomas. Lewallen
John Semonis
Joseph. Kirkland
Pleasant Hungate
John Hungate
William E. O. Hungate
James hungate
E Lenard
Jesse. Meritt
H P Bottom
W G Broyles
John Hamilton
F M McGraw
Charls Pollit
Nelson, Powell
Jacob: Carpenter
William F. Carpenter
H H. Mcgraw
Thomas L. Moss
Joseph. Rainey
David. Wilkerson
John. C. Russell
George. May
Joseph. Prewitte
George Neile
Stephen Semonis
Charles G. Banta
J W Tenney
John. Knorsdall
Jas, Murphy
R F Williamson
Petition from citizens of Boyle & Mercer Counties