Robert H. Thompson to Beriah Magoffin
- 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
- MG22-118 to MG22-119
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-1520
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32209928
- People
- Alexander, A.
- Webster, A. J.
- Reed, A. Jackson
- Berry, A. O.
- Hunt, Albert G.
- Collins, Asa
- Edrington, B. F.
- Graves, B. T.
- Magoffin, Beriah
- McMurtry, Bey
- Allen, Bryan H.
- Randall, C. S.
- West, C.
- Swift, Charles Henry
- Wheatly, Charles
- Newvolk, D. O.
- Young, D. W.
- Ott, George
- Searcy, George W.
- Graves, Harvey C.
- End, Havier
- Clarke, Henry L.
- Woodruff, J.
- Graves, James M.
- March, James
- [unknown], James R.
- Atchison, Jesse L.
- Bisou, John
- Hansbro, John C.
- Young, John C.
- Hathoway, John
- McCarton, John
- Walsh, John T.
- Young, L P.
- Graves, L. C.
- Randall, L. C.
- Robards, L. C.
- Craig, Parker
- Shelton, R. B.
- Allen, Richard
- Thompson, Robert H.
- Hopper, Simon
- Randall, Thomas G.
- Allen, Thomas N.
- Quinn, Thomas
- Logwood, Thomas S.
- [unknown], W. F.
- Taylor, W.
- Thwaits, Walter G.
- Swift, Will, Jr.
- Organizations
- Bourbon Circuit Court
- Dates
- 1861-11-19
Citation
Robert H. Thompson 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-0001-020-1520 (November 12, 2026).
His Excellency, Beriah Magoffin
Governor of the State of Kentucky:
Your Petitioner, Robert H Thompson, would respectfully state to His Excellency that at the October term of Bourbon Circuit Court 186100 he was fined the sum of Seventy five dollars for gaming at Poker — But a very small sum was won or lost at said game — Since which time, your petitioner has paid Thirty odd dollars — The precise amount he does not distinctly recollect — and although said fine of Seventy five dollars was suspended by the kindness of His Excellency, still, owing to the great suppression of all business, and the unequaled monetary crisis, it is impossible for your petitioner to raise and pay said amount without great inconvenience to himself and family — Your Excellency will do a favor never to be forgotten by Your petitioner should he intercede his clemency and remit entirely aforesaid amount of $75, and Your petitioner will ever pray &c
We the undersigned hope that His Excellency will remit the fine mentioned in the foregoing Petition of Robert H Thompson.
Respectfully
Henry L Clarke
Jno C. Hansbro
George Ott
A. G. Hunt
Thos Quinn
J Woodruff
John T. Walsh
C. Wheatly
D W Young
{Unclear} Randall
C S Randall
Thos G Randall
Jas R. {Unclear}
R. B. Shelton
H C Graves
Richard Allen
B. F. Edrington
W. F. S[...]
A. J. Webster
Simon Hopper
Will Swift. Jr
A. J. Reed
A,, O,, Berry
Bey McMurtry
Parker Craig
L C Robards
John Bisou
C. West
Bourbon Cir. ct
$75. } Gaming
Robt H Thompson
Remission Issd