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Petition

H. C. Smith et al. to Beriah Magoffin

1859-10-25

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Date of Creation: October 25, 1859
Place of Creation: Owsley County, Kentucky
Document Genre: Petition
Repository: 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
Box / Folder: MG18-62
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-020-0366
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H. C. Smith et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1859-10-25, 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-0001-020-0366 (November 14, 2026).

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To his excellency, Beriah Magoffin, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

We the citizens of Owsley County would represent to your honor that Lindsay Taylor of this (Owsley County) was fined $20 — for unlawful gaming, by the Owsley Circuit Court, at its October term 1859. We would beg leave to ^represent to^ your honor, that said Taylor is a Farner of this County, in good standing is an industrious and poor man that he does not follow gambling and is a law abiding citizen

Wherefore, we your humble petitioners, would beg leave to petition ^your^ honor to remit so much of said fine as accrues to the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and in duty bound will ever pray &C

H C Smith
Robert Smith
Kenneth Combes
Jacob Hounshell
J P Hampton
E. Hein Esq
A B Hampton
William M^cGee
Robert M^cGee
A. A Chastain
David H Bishop

James — Hacker
C, Combs
Jas Ward
Saml Hunley
J. F. Baker
Henry c moor
J, C, Cole
o. C. Cole
Cornelius Thomas
H C Hargis
Luc y cole

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Please remit the fine
G, Adams
Alfred Wilson
T. G Hacker
E, M, Rose:
O, R, Mayers
W Williams
W^m S. Hurst
E. B Treadway S. o. c
Gidion A Chambers
E: W: Smith
James Cole

John W Brandenburgg
amber colle
H B Hampton
A. Bowman
J M Johnson
Robert Wilson
Isaac Hacker
John Hacker
L. L. [Manlows]
Tho^s Russell Atty, o c
D B Capps

Booneville Oct 25th
Gov Magoffin

I hope you will remit this fine

Yours respt
G Pearl

Mr. Linsey Taylor is a clever man as I am informed is not ga a gambler the amt. that He was indict & find for. betting was a trifle it would meet the approbation of the communite if His fine was remitted

John Dishman

Remitted