William Thompson 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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- MG25-175 to MG25-176
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-2382
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- 32210782
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Citation
William Thompson 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-0001-020-2382 (November 13, 2026).
To his Excellency B McGuffin Governor of the state of Kentucky
Your petitioners would most respectfully state that sometime in the year [...] one Thomas Kersey was arrested on the charge of horse stealing; sent to further trial by the court of inquiry and admitted to bail in the sum of $500 his mother E Kersey James Anderson & William Thompson went into the bond as his sureties, Kersey was set at liberty, his neighbores were so much perjudiced against him, that he was threatened with personal violence [...] remained in the Country; under fear from these threats he fled the country and forfeited his bail bond, and Judgement has been taken against Mrs Kersey & Thompson on said bond Anderson having moved to Texas; Mrs Kersey is near 80 years old & infirm & poor and if compelled to pay her part of the Judgement will become a charge upon the County Thompson is a gentleman with a large family & Knowing Knowing nothing of Kersey, was induced by the representatives of Anderson That Kersey was persecuted to go his bail, under these circumstances we hope your Excellency will release the judgement against the sureties except as to the part going to attorney for the commonwealth
Wm thopson
W T Ward
G T Wilson
S P Sandidge
James Bale
D W Higason
Isaac Malone
W A Ciggason
Robert Fulton
Wm Gore
William W. Clark
Jas R Evans
R D Taylor
J B Russell
A Russell
A C Higgason
A,, Sill
Joseph Cunningham
W hatwell
Wm atwell
John Cage
A E Gooch
C Walrand
E B Sunglter
Wm Gooch
G B Mglasson
John D Williams
William Gull
Joseph Davenport
Caleb W. Handy
H W Arnett
J P Cunningham
T J Cunningham
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Nathaniel Judd
David Ralston
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N.. T.. McDonald
Thos.. Skaggs
John gooch
Joseph Grimes
Joseph Grimes
J wooldege
Solomon Fessler
William Jurvis
James Simson
John ,C, Hall
F B young
W T lile
G. C. Sandidge
B T McDonald
G W Thompson
John N Wallace
W S Pierce
Calven Wright
Notley Gore
Samuel Shields
Joseph Gentry
James A Atwell
pleasant J Arnel
James. M. Gentry
Joseph Trowbridge
Thomas Burrass
John Overfill
Aleck Butler
Mareen lile
N E Talcott
Daniel Myers
B F Myers
William wouldege
Squire livly
Wm Wright
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A. B. Sherffit
Clemmons Bishop
Thomas.W. Davis
James H Shuffett
J Thompson
P W Sandridge
Pleasant Chaudon
John Chaudon
Jese Curry
B, E, Kessler
P, W, Watthall
F J Shields
D M Sandidge
Henry J Wright
William P Davis
henry Muran
Thomas M Gore
Jas G Hardy
F. G. Shuffitt
F. H. Shuffitt
T. J Cowyers
G W thompson
H Shafner
S Scaggs
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H B Morris
A M Jones —
W W. Kenderson Boyle Co
T.. G.. Bomer
H A Mitchell
Colmon.W. Robertson
John nunn
M G Thompson