R. T. Baker et al. to Beriah Magoffin
- Document Genre
- Petition
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- 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
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- MG24-162 to MG24-163
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-2107
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- 32210515
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Citation
R. T. Baker 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-0001-020-2107 (November 13, 2026).
To His Excellency B. Magoffin
Gov Kentucky
We the undersigned Citizens of Campbell County Kentucky would Respectfully represent that John O Hay was convicted at the present to wit setting And sentenced to One years confinement in the penitentiary. The facts in the case were these that said O Hay enlisted and was at Camp Webster a short distance from Newport that he was ordered under arrest and confined in a temporary shed or place building used as a Guard house, that while so confined the building was discovered on fire and was quickly extinguished. The proff in the case against him was circumstantial & taking into consideration the number of troops at said Camp & their habits of a portion of them there was much to afford a reasonableprobeble doubt of his guilt We are deeply impressed with the conviction that his case is one that calls for the Executive clemency
R. T. Baker
F. ABoyd
John H Nelson
H O Nelson
B J Beall
Geo R Fearons
J H. Parker
Ben Beall
James Rardin
M E Thatcher
Frank Spilman
T. W Parish
H S, Nigman,
Joseph Walker
Alex. Caldwell
Tobias H. Widrig
Frederick Wendt.
Wilhelm [Grossanburger]
David Ull
[Lynovy Murry]
[...] Johnston
G W Reilly
A D Furnish
Wm Baker
H. Miller
Jno J. Thomas
John OHay
Pen
Petition