Petition

J. B. Hinds et al. 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
MG24-97
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-020-2067
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FTP Identifier
32210475

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Dates
1862-06
1862-07-22
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J. B. Hinds et al. 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-0001-020-2067 (November 14, 2026).

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To His Excellency the Governor of Kentucky, B. Magoffin — Your petitioners, citizens of Estill county, would most respectfully represent to ^your^ Excellency that Joseph Dozier was Indicted & fined $20 for illegal gaming ^at the June term of the Estill Circuit Court 1862^ That he is a very poor man with a large family — He only bet 5 cents on the game — He is not able to pay the debt or to replevy it & will have to go to Jail unless your he can have Executive clemency — We hope that you will remit the fine for him.

Respectfully yours —

J. B. Hinds
M B Mosely
C C Bell
J. M. Pigg C. E. C.

Robt Riddell Jr
H C Lilly
Greene B. Kelley
J H Riddell
R W. Smith
Robt Feluby
C W Friend
R G Benton
Jo B Bunn
David Wott
Wm A L B Sharp

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Gov Magoffin Dear sir I hope that you will remit this fine

Your Respt
G Pearl

Respite 12 mo
B M

Estill Cir Ct
$20 } Gaming
Jos Dozier
Issd July 22d 1862