Petition

John Montgomery to Beriah Magofin

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
MG20-203
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-1100
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FTP Identifier
32209508

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Dates
1861-03
1861-05-22
1861-05-24
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Citation

John Montgomery to Beriah Magofin, 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-0001-020-1100 (November 13, 2026).

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To the Hon B. Magoffin Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Your petitioners would respectfully state that at the March term 1861 of the Carroll Circuit Court John Montogmery was fined $20 for Gaming —

We state that the indictment was procurred through Malice. That Montgomery is not a Gambler nor in the habit of playing for amusement. Believing that the Criminal Law should not be used for the purpose of gratifying private malice we respectfully request your excellency to remit said fine

John Montgomery

Petitioners

W M Fisher
M T Pryer
A, J, [Lurture]
S O'Neal
R. J. Wilson
H W Pryor
A F Lunagan

Petition
H Harris
F M Gill
T W Minish
M. W. Dillehunt
David Hogan
M T Milner

Carroll County sct

The Subscribers to the foregoing petition are citizens of Carroll County, and reliable men & their signatures genuine

Given under my hand this 22 May 1861

John Hogan C. C. C. C

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Carroll Cir. Ct
$20. } Gaming
Jno Montgomery
Respt 12 Mos
IssdMay 24. 1861