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 November 11, 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-0001-020-0209 MG17-164 to MG17-165

Clay County, Kentucky Clay County, Kentucky 1860-11-21 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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 Beriah Magoffin Govr. of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Your Petitioners Jabel Smith Elias Smith Hiram Smith and Milam Smith would respectfully state that at the present November Term of the Clay Circuit Court a fine of $20. was assessed against each of your petitioners Jabel, Elias and Milam Smith & Hiram Smith upon a charge of illegal gaming They state that the game played was a game for 5 Cents only and played outside of any tenement or enclosure, They are verry illiterate and live in an out of the way place about 15 miles from Manchester the seat of Justice, and did not know that it was against the law to play a game in an out of the way place, unless there was as much as $20. bet, won or lost -- They are not only unlearned but very poor and have families --

And at the same Term of the Court there was a fine of $20. assessed against each of your petitioners Hiram & Milam Smith for retailing liquor one time -- your petitioners do not follow the business of Selling liquors, and owing to their ignorance and poverty, they pray your excellency to remit said fines -- they cannot pay said fines & costs without Serious injury to them and their families

Jabel Smith Elias Smith Hiram Smith Milam Smith

Sworn to before me by Jabel, Elias, Hiram & Milam Smith. Nov 21 1860.

J S, M, Dickerson D Clk for G W Price Clk

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We the undersinged Citizens of clay County believe the Statemts in the foregoing petition and would also ask your Excellency to remit the fines therein named.

T. T. Garrard J. S. M. Dickson John Heyden F. Z. Gilbert Danl Garrard G. W. Price Clerk c. c. C. D, Y, Lyttle

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Clay cir. ct. Clay Co Respite 12 mo B, M $20. $20 Smith Family IssdDecr. 1 1860

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Manchester Nov 21st Gov Magoffin

The foregoing petitioner are ignorant honest men who live a considerable distance from the county seat and being illiterate and so far removed from where any information can be had in relation to the penal laws that I have no Idea that they as either of them knew that they were violatiang the law and I am fully satisfied that they never will violate the law again in the manner they have done for which they were fined I hope that you will remit the fines against them

yours respt Granville Pearl John Dishman