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 November 12, 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-0001-020-2268 MG25-11

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To his Exellency Beriah Magoffin Govenor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Your Petitioners Some time ago signed a Remonstrance against a Petition for the Pardon of Charles H. Tomlinson from the prison for killing Thomas Ests wherefore we Joine in a Petition with the orignal Petitioenrs praying for his release and pardon having been convinced that we were mislead. -- We all live in the Neighbourhood where the fatal occurance happened. --

Signers Names B S Newton Lewis Burton Thomas Wigginton John.R. Green A Morris P. Johnson Jesse Butler A A Robinson S. Johnson G. W. six Joseph R Sorrel Wm E Barber Joseph Dewsey Nathaniel Razor James R Barker John W. Carter B. F. Williams Joseph Sames Franklin Don Moses Lucas A. P. Hill Signers Names

The reason that I signed the remonstrance they told me my name was forged to the petition. I have since found the assertion to be false J James

George Newton Wm Dougherty O. C. Bradley Philip Mefford John Waist

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We the undersigned petitioners would not sign said remonstrance and believing the killing Thomas Estes by C H Tomlinson to be a case of self defence, and also believing the report to be false that said Tomlinson intended killing all the Estes as was extensively reported to be false we therefore pray your excellency to pardon and release him

Wm Wise Jno Wise Joseph Carlier Robert Steel W. R. Demprey A G Morris Jasper Clayton Thomas Newton Andy Carter R S L Carter Chas Park Franklin Perry Sam Simons J Green W Parker

Chas Park.