Petition

Hugh O'Donnell et al. to Beriah Magoffin

Place of Creation
Jackson County, Kentucky
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
MG24-359 to MG24-360
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-2227
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32210631

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Hugh O'Donnell 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-0001-020-2227 (November 13, 2026).

[Page 1]

To His Excellency Beriah Magoffin

We the undersigned citizens would most Respectfully Represent to your Excellency that John Powell was at the Last June term of the Jackson Circuit Court sentance to the penitentiary for the term of two years charge with stealing of hogs) and the testing Seem to go to to his guilt) though there was some Evidence to the contrary

we will say to you that Mr Powel has Left a Large Family without any means to support on and we are of the opinion that you, if you will Pardon said Powel that you will only confirm the opinion of a Large Majority of the citizens of said county in his Innocence as there was much Feeling on the part of the Commonwealths witneses Manifested on the trial

Names
Hugh.O. Donnell
Cornelius Robards; oneoftheJury
Solomon Stephens
James Seaborn
Jesse M. Johnson one of the Jury
Jacob Jabbard of Jury
John.. S. Hamilton
Harison Slone
John Reece
John Drew
Isaac Harrison
Granville Clemmons

Names
Elish Harrison
Felix Rogers
J H Durham
Elijah T. Hudson
Wm Powell
Wm Powell
Richard A. Mobley
P. M. Hughs
Henry J. Summers
Morgan Diggs
Jessey Allexander

[Page 2]

Robert Lamb
Jerry Lamb
James Lamb
Wm Lamb
R. G. Powell
Michel Jones
George. W. Rogers
Philip Marcum
Thos Marcum
[...] Isaacks one of the Jury
Georges W Isaaks
Isaac Drewe
Armstrong Drew
H, C, Moriss
Charles Spery
thomas Canler
Wesley helard
E Forbeus
William Himes
Isaac Faubus
M t Parker
Ellis Forbes
Owen Hall
B. F. Jackson one of the Jury
Stokley Hilton
Wiley Cunayon
Steven Capnear
Squear f angel
James Hangel
Luis Moore

littlen angel
wade angel
James angel
Wiley angel
John Pennington
John C Twiner
James Bales
John Casteel
Thomas H Reynolds
[...] Turner
George O Neal
W C [Cager Nard]
Walter Brumit
Daniel M Ward
M C Wilder (one of Jury)
Wm Goodman
William Varn
Josiah Brumet
Owen Franlees
patton Lyttle
Jesse Anderson
Stephen Grifin
John Ramsey
Gotfrey [Iaachs galer]