Thomas J. Brunk et al. to Beriah Magoffin
- 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
- MG22-223
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1582
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209990
- People
- Holderman, A. W.
- Magoffin, Beriah
- Mather, C. W.
- Conner, Christopher
- Sutton, Ed
- Thompson, Edward
- Brownfield, George
- Thomas, George W.
- Coleman, H. A.
- Johnson, H. S.
- Cissell, Henry
- Waddle, Isham
- Cessna, J. F.
- Nicholas, John C.
- Burba, John G.
- Allen, John J.
- Dye, John W.
- Williamson, P.
- Murray, Robert D.
- Smith, Samuel
- Duckworth, Silas E.
- Murrell, T. M.
- Brunk, Thomas J.
- Allen, William
- Nevitt, William Benton
- Hamilton, William H.
- Slaughter, William H.
- Waide, William H.
- Brownfield, William. W.
- Dates
- 1861-12-02
Citation
Thomas J. Brunk 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-0001-020-1582 (November 12, 2026).
To his Excellency the Gov. of Ky your petitioners, Would most respectfuly represent that one Isham Waddle was trid at the present Nov. Term of the Larue Circuit on a charge of Laceny. and was convicted, & sent to the Penetntiry for one year.
Your petitioners would represent that ^he^ is a youth of but Seventeen years, and was turnd out from his home by a drunken father at about the age of twelve years to Seak a living, and a matter of course, has been thrown into bad company often, and being pinched by hunger & want who in an evil hour apperpiated some goods to his own use for which he has been convicted, It is though by many that if he should meete with executive clemancy. there yet may be a chan[...]ce of reformation, and he be saved, your petitioners think him a fit subject boy that should demand the interposition of the executive, clemancy and in duty bound they will ever pray &C
T. J. Brunk
John C, Nicholas
John. J. Allen
Saml Smith
W. W. Brownfield
Henry A. Cissell
Geo Brownfield Clk Larue circt ct
Robt. D. Murray
atty for the Commonwealth pro tem
J G Burba
John W Dye
Larue Cir. Ct
Issue pardon
B. M.
Isham Waddle
Larceny
1 Yr [...]Penty
Issd