John L. St. Clair to Beriah Magoffin
1862-06-06
- Date of Creation
- June 6, 1862
- Place of Creation
- Marion 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
- MG24-78 to MG24-79
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-020-2057
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32210465
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Citation
John L. St. Clair to Beriah Magoffin, 1862-06-06, 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-0001-020-2057 (November 13, 2026).
To His Excellency
Hon B Magoffin
Govenor of Kentucky.
Your Petitioner John L St clair would most respectfully State to your Excellency that at the
Said Indictment the game was gotten up for mere Sport and pastime and not for the purpose of gain or profits, that the bank was made up by himself and two other gentlemen at the instance and request of several gentlemen present and did not exceed the Sum of $60 00, Soley for the purpose of amusement. Your Petitioner would further State that he is a poor mechanic, a Brick mason by trade, and wholly unable to pay Said judgement of $500, that he relies wholly upon his trade for Support and has no property of any kind, that he has always worked and does work at his trade whenever work is offered him, Now your Petitioner would pray Your Excellency that in view of the above facts, taking into Consideration his poor and humble Condition that you interpose your Executive clemency in his
behalf, and grant to him Such Executive pardon and remission as your Excellency may deem proper and right in the premises, and would further pray a full remission and pardon of the fine imposed, and as in duty bound will ever pray &c
John. L. St Clair
Sworn to before me by John L St Clair this
John Manly Examiner M C.
We the undersigned citizens of Marion County Ky join in the Petition of their fellow citizen John L St clair, and humbly pray your Excellency to grant the prayer of the Petitioner
Names
N S Ray
A Ryder
D W Phillips
Names
Green Forrest
G. W. Goodman
M R Hunter (of Webster Co)
Names
Levi Cullen
J. G. Campbell
B. Spalding
H C. Harris
R M Bawman
R M Bawman
H T Jackson
James M Fogle
Jno R O'Bryan
Tho
John H. Tucker
L S Mill
F. M. Ballard
Names
N T Berry
J B Wathen
Joseph Spalding
S A Spalding
John Shuck
Thos. C. Woods
Wm Milburn
Robt A. Burton
Rh M. Spalding
J Manly
H. H. Hughes
We the undersigned Grand Jurors that found the Indictment refered to above humbly ask your Excellency to grant the prayer of the Petitioner —
J G. Phillips
John Spalding
Respite 12 mo
B. M
Marion Cir Ct
$500 } Faro
Jno. L St Clair
Issd