<title type="main">C. T. Wales and Nathan Preston to Beriah Magoffin Edition created from new transcripts of this manuscript. Initial upload of this work's facsimile images and metadata to FromThePage for editing Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections Administrator of the CWGK Migration transcription project on FromThePage Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections made 4 edits between June 22, 2025 and June 22, 2025. Dynamic TEI export from FromThePage (version 22.10)

This image and transcription is publicly accessible. The image appears courtesy of the repository named in the Source Description. The transcription and annotation were undertaken by Kentucky Historical Society staff, volunteers, and interns. If referencing this document title, accession number, and permanent URL.

 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862 KYR-0001-020-1828 MG23-211 to MG23-212

Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
1

To his Excelency the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky,

the undersigned petitioners would respectfully represent that at the term of the Johnson circuit court there J was three Judgements rendered agains them (one against them Jointly & the other two seperately,) on indictments found at a previous term, all of which was represented to your Excelency by petition immediatly after the rendition of said Judgements, largely signed by citizens & the bar & recomended by the court & comt atty. in private letter, upon said petition they obtained a respite for six months which was laid away in the clerks office,

they charge that a great portion of the records & documents of said office has been destroyed by the troops including said respite as they suppose, as it cannot now be found,

2

therefore cannot be filed herewith. they state that the respite is now very near out, at which time execution will issue & be collected if not restrained by your exelency. they deem it unnecessary to state that they have no means (except a small portion of land (& that without fense or dwelling) as your Excelency is no doubt always acquainted with the terable havoc & prostration on sunday consequent upon the march of troops to & fro,

wherefore they ask your Excelency to take cognizance of their cases. & grant them a final remit of said fines except the cost (which they think severe under the circumstances,) they make this a part of their original petition and ask for all the Clemency there sought, & in duty bound will ever ask &c,

C. T. Wales Nath Preston,

3

We the undersigned Joine in the prayer of the above petitioner & earnestly ask the relief sought for.

J, S, Mahan Geo W Gallup G. W. Dixon John Haines S. P. Hagar Ralph Stafford N A Brown Johile Mahan Martin Preston Thos S. Brown

4

Johnson Cr. Ct $120. } N. Preston Remission Issd Apr 24. 1862

$60. $20. } C. T. Wales Remission Issd Apr 24. 1862