Thomas Rector et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1860-11-13
- Date of Creation
- November 13, 1860
- Place of Creation
- Jackson 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
- MG18-117 to MG18-118
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0398
- Rights
- This image and its transcription are freely available to the public. Images appear courtesy of Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Transcriptions and annotations were created by Kentucky Historical Society staff, volunteers, and interns. When referencing this document, please use our preferred citation.; The use of transcriptions, images, or annotations from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce any material on CWGK is required.
- FTP Identifier
- 32208806
Citation
Thomas Rector et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1860-11-13, 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-0001-020-0398 (November 12, 2026).
To his Excellency the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky your Petitioners Citizens of Jackson county Ky, Respectfully sheweth that at the Present term of the Jackson circuit court Web. Hunter & Shelton Lane were found guilty under an Indictment In said county for unlawfull gameing at cards — & fined $20 Each & cost they state that from the proff proof In the case & Law In regard to unlawfull gameing they were bound to find them but they are confident that they did not know that it was contrary to Law to play Said cards for the Small Sum of 10 cents & consequently no Intention to violate the Law was Intended, that Web. Hunter & Shelton Lane are comparatively poor men & If they are Compeled to pay Said fines they will be seriously Injured that they are good citizens & ought to be Relieved from paying Said fines wherefore In view of the whole case they ask your Excellency to Remit said fines they Really think that the payment of the fees & cost in the case will be a sufficient punishment against said Hunter & Lane & Example made of them will be a Sufficient warning to others In the county to compell them to observe the Law In said cases=
Thomas Rector
H, D, Gentry
Owen France
James Morris
Samuel Combs
Alfred Evans
G,, W,, King
John Morris
Jas Wood
John Stephns S J C
Thos J Engle ck
} Petition
To his Excellency B. Magoffin
Remitted
B. M
Jackson Cir. Ct
$20 each } Gaming
W. Hunter & S. Lane
Issd