<title type="main">R. T. Baker et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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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-0001-020-2107 MG24-162 to MG24-163

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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 Novr term of the Campbell Circuit Court of the offense of Arson. 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

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Wm Baker H. Miller Jno J. Thomas

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John OHay Pen

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