Petition

Samuel Sanders et al. to Beriah Magoffin

1862-07-07

Date of Creation
July 7, 1862
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
MG24-117 to MG24-118
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-2080
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32210488

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Dates
1862-07-07
1862-08-11
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Samuel Sanders et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1862-07-07, 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-0001-020-2080 (November 14, 2026).

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To his Excellency Gov Magoffin —

There is now confined in the State prison a young man by the name of Robert Smiley for killing James Boudinot (tried and convicted in the County of Carroll) We understand that the condition of the young man is such as to render him incompetent to perform labor and being acquainted with the case as presented to the Court & Jury we ask from motives of kindness to his family that your Excellency pardon the young man & release him from confinement we believe it will meet with the approval of the best citizens here —

July 7th 1862 —

Samuel Sanders J
[Durde] Ellis
W. H. Tandy
Smith Wingate
Richd ,W, Sebree

Jesse Lindsay
D. P. Craig
D M O'Neal
Scott Lundy
R Sandford
W H Jones
C W Y Sliter

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Carroll Cir Ct
Robt Smiley
Manslaughter
10 yrs Penty
Pardon IssdAug 11 1862