Petition

William Cole et al. to Beriah Magoffin

1861-01-21

Date of Creation
January 21, 1861
Place of Creation
Clark 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
MG18-315
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-0526
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FTP Identifier
32208934

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Dates
1860-11
1861-01-21
1861-01-30
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William Cole et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-01-21, 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-0001-020-0526 (November 13, 2026).

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To the Governor of Kentucky

The undersigned respectfully represent that at the November Term 1860 of the Clark Circuit Court Judgments were rendered against each of them in favor of the Commonwealth for $20. the offence charged in each of the Indictments being, "Gaming", They say that they are not gamblers, that the gaming charged was only for amusement, not for profit, that they do not pursue that avocation and being poor the payment of their fines would be very onerous The Costs which they will have to pay will alone be a sufficient of for punishment for their offence.

Jany 21 1861

William Cole
William Palmer
Benjamin Stubblefield
John W Gorden
John P Hakil
Marcus Lisle
Nat Turner

We the undersigned citizens of Clark County respectfully concur in the prayer of the above petitions and ask that there fines be remitted —

Jas Flanagan
Jno B Huston
(let the boys off)
J W Laughlin
Theodore Kohlhass
Wm F. Pool

A. H. Buckner
Gilson Wash
obadiah Lacy
P A Artis
B Curry
R Lackey
Jas Clay
Jas T Garner

[Page 2]

Clarke Cir Ct
Respite 12 mo
B. M
$20 } Gaming
Wm. Cole & others
IssdJanry 30 1861