T. J. Hansel to Beriah Magoffin
1861-02-23
- Date of Creation
- February 23, 1861
- Place of Creation
- Rockcastle 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
- MG18-496 to MG18-497
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0649
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209057
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Citation
T. J. Hansel to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-02-23, 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-0001-020-0649 (November 14, 2026).
To His Excellency your Petitioner ^Thomas^ Jefferson Hansel respectfully states that the was fined $20 & costs — at the [...] Term of the Rock Castle Circuit Court for playing at a game of cards. He further states that some 12 months since your Excellency respited the Judgments for 12 months, which respite has expired as he is informed —
He states that he is no gambler and does gamble for money and has not since that time gambled with anyone —
He states that he is very poor and has a family to support — and thus thas not property sufficient to pay this [...] debt — He states that he has worked for the circuit court clerk and paid him part of the costs — and he will be greatly destressed or have to go to jail if ^he^ gets not relief
He therefore prays that your Excellency may remit the fine except feese & costs.
T J Hansel
Sworn to before me by T. J. Hansel
A Smith D C
For D G Colyer clk R C C
We are well acquainted with T. J. Hansel — he is a very poor man and we hope you will relieve him —
J. G. Herzlewood
A. Smith D C
Rockcastle
Remitted
B. M
Id
T. J. Hansel