Petition

Sweeney & Taylor, et al. to Beriah Magoffin

Place of Creation
Daviess 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
MG18-440
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-0611
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FTP Identifier
32209019

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Dates
1861-02-25
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Sweeney & Taylor, et al. to Beriah Magoffin, 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-0001-020-0611 (November 14, 2026).

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To his Excellency B MaGoffin Govenor of the Commonwealth of Ky. this Petition respectfully Showeth, that M Smithheimer was at the present Term of the Daviess Circuit Court Convicted of the offense of Suffering gaming in his house and fined the sum of $200. — The proof Showed that no money was bet in the games that they were played for pastime and amusement only although the players would sometimes wager a treat Cigars or something of that Kind. and We are satisfied that Mr Smitheimer was ignorant that it was an offence against law, as he is a law abiding citizens and true. We therefore earnestly recommend him to executive Clemency —

Sweeney & Taylor (Bar)
J. F. Jones Foreman of Jury
Amos Medcalf
Joseph Metcalfe
C S Noel
W S Mitchesson
W H Talbott
Jas R Steelman
Jno. P. Thompson clk
James Stuart Circuit Judge
Cisero Maxwell atty for Commonwealth
Geo H Yeaman
John D. Green
Enos H McHenry Jr

Jesse Moore
J R Allen
J. J. Daviss
W B Pegram
J G McFarland
G W Ray
W. H. Clements
Jo G Harrison
John H. McHenry
J. R. Claybrook

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S K Ewing Jury
Jno Evans Juror
Jno P Fuqua Juror
John Long Juror
Wm Anthony
Chars. McClarty
Jesse W. Kincheloe
A G Botts
E Comstock
T Samuel Mitchell
C R Tyler
M Lipstine
John Locke

Daviess
Cir Ct
$200 } Gaming
M. Smitheimer
Remission Issd
Feby 25. 1861

Memorial
To}
B. Magoffin
Governor of Ky
Remitted
B. M