Petitions for pardons, 1829-1832.

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Petitions for pardons, 1829-1832.

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These files document Governor Thomas Metcalfe's use of the governor's power and privilege to pardon convicts. Included are petitions for pardons for people convicted of a number of different offenses, such as the coining and passing of counterfeit silver coins, and the murder of a white man by two slaves.

.2 cubic ft. (5 folders)

Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, KDLA

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Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, KDLA

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Kentucky. Governor (1828-1832 : Metcalfe)

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Thomas Metcalfe served as Kentucky's tenth governor. He was elected to office in 1828 and was affiliated with the National Republican (later Whig) Party. Metcalfe was born March 20, 1780 in Fauquier County, Virginia. In 1804 his family moved to Fayette County, Kentucky, later settling in Nicholas County. Metcalfe received little education in the common schools before being apprenticed to his older brother as a stonemason at the age of sixteen. Among his handiwork is the ...

Metcalfe, Thomas, 1780-1855

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Thomas Metcalfe, born March 10, 1780, was governor of Kentucky from 1828-1832. Before serving as governor, he was a Kentucky representative and a U.S. representative. In the 1820's, he joined the John Quincy Adams-Henry Clay political faction which became known as the National Republicans. After serving as governor, Metcalfe served as state senator (1834-38) and then held a brief term (June 1848-March 1849) in the U.S. Senate, where he denounced secession. In 1848, he campaigned on behalf of Zac...