A. R. Barton to Beriah Magoffin
1800-04-02
- Date of Creation
- April 2, 1800
- Place of Creation
- Williamsburg, Whitley 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
- MG20-27 to MG20-28
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-0976
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- 32209384
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Citation
A. R. Barton to Beriah Magoffin, 1800-04-02, 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-0001-020-0976 (November 13, 2026).
To his excellency Beriah Mcgoffin
Gov — of the Commonwealth of Kentucky,
The petition of A, R, Barton respectfully shoeth shoeth unto your Excellency That at the presant term of of the Whitly Circuit Court he was was fined in the sum of $40 00 upon an indictment for gameing petitioner never did gamble in ^his^ life and never expects to, he states that he played at a game for amusement in which the game was Kept by five cent peace's & the witness saw the money up & thought the same was bet when in truth & infact your petitioner did not win or loose one cent and never did win bet the money or know & does not now know that any person ^bet^ believe on the game at which he played he states that he never would gamble & that he hates & has always hated the practice wherefore your petitioner prays your excellency to remit said fine
A R Barton petitioner
We the undersigned state that we are will acquainted with Dr A, R, Barton & certify with pleasure that he never has been a gambler but on the contrary opposed to gambling bitterly but the
Dr will play for amusement only
Wherefore we being well acquainted with the foregoing facts pray to be heard in behalf of Dr A, R, Barton that your excellency may remit said fine
H L Tyler
I H Scott
J J Meyers
S P Brawner
Christopher Hamm
Joseph Davis
J N Tye
A. Williams
J McLancy
G L Marer
Jas. Law
J. D. Gilliss
J. C. Watkins
Williamsburg
Dear Gov,
I have heard numbers of good citizens affirm the truth of the facts set forth in the foregoing petition & the Dr says he is no gambler & he is a high minded hon. man and his word is sufficient authority to me to say to your excellency that he did not gamble on the occasion for which he was fined & that he no gambler
your friend
David L. Lyttle
[...] A. R. Barton
Petition
Whitley Cir. Ct
$40.00 } Gaming
Issd
Remitted
B. M.