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Abner and Jordan, Affidavit

1862-07-21

Document details

Date of Creation: July 21, 1862
Document Genre: Legal/Financial
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: MG24-108 to MG24-109
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-020-2074
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FTP Identifier: 32210482

Mentioned in this document

People: [Unknown], Abner; Magoffin, Beriah; Sneed, James Landon; Tate, James W.; [Unknown], Jordan; Ewing, Robert M.; Lawler, Robert W.; South, Samuel
Places: Scott County, Kentucky
Organizations: Commonwealth of Kentucky; General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky; Graves Circuit Court; Kentucky State Penitentiary; Scott Circuit Court
Dates: 1862-03-17; 1862-07-21; 1862-07-21; 1862-03-17

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Abner and Jordan, Affidavit, 1862-07-21, 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-0001-020-2074 (November 12, 2026).

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Whereas it is contemplated to apply to the Governor of Kentucky, for a pardon for Jordan, a slave formerly the property of R M Ewing of Scott County, and Abner, a slave, both now confined in the Penitentiary of Ky for life. Now this writing witnesseth that the said Jordan, and the said Abner, severally agree to accept a pardon and agree to be again restored to their original condition of servitude by sale as provided by the act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky approved March 17^th 1862 entitled an act to amend Section 25 Chapter 93 of Revised Statutes

Witness our hands
July 21^st 1862

Abner ^his X mark^
Jordan ^his X mark^

This writing was read to and explained to Abner and Jordan the slaves above named and they consented as above stated and desired that their consent and agreement be signified by the above writing to which their names were placed in their presence by their

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request July 21^st 1862

Samuel,, South
Jas W Tate
Jas L Sneed
Robert W Lawler

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Graves Cir. Ct.
Abner (a Slave)
Manslaughter
Sentence "for life"

Scott Cir Ct.
Jordan (a Slave)
Manslaughter
Sentence "for life"

Pardons Issued in compliance with act of Genl Assembly approved March 17^th 1862

Ja^s W Tate
Asst Secy