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 November 12, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862 KYR-0001-020-0118 MG17-27

Bourbon County, Kentucky Bourbon County, Kentucky 1860-10-30 Legal/Financial English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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To his Excellency B. Magoffin Governer of Kentucky, Your petitioner E. L Coles respectfully states:

That about the first of July last your petitioner who wasis a citizen of Lexington Fayette county came to paris on a visit & put up at the Bourbon house in paris, & with some friends engaged in a game of cards with a stake of ten cents, it being for amusement alone -- It was a casual visit & a casual game, and he is in no sense of the word a gambler or addicted to gameing in any way --

Some malicious person got knowledge of the game, & got the Grand Jury to summon one of the gentlemen engaged, & forced him to be a witness, and at the July Term last of the Bourbon circuit court he was fined $20 in two cases, it being proved by the witness that the party was engaged before dinner & after dinner -- John Talbott & Capt Worley of Lexington were the other parties engaged in the 10 cent game afrsd and the fines of said Talbott have been remitted. He prays for the remission of said fines --

E. L. Cowles

Personally appeared before the subscriber E. L Cowles and made oath that the statements in the above affidavit are true

Given under my hand this the 30th day of October 1860

Wm M. Samuel P. J B. C

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We the undersigned believe the facts stated in said petition are true & unite with the prayer thereof --

R. Hawes J, V, Lovely F Troutman Tho L Arnold J. Sprans

Bourbon Cir Ct $20. 2 Judgment Gaming E. L. Cowley Remission Issd Nov 8. 1860

Remitted B. M