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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-0001-020-0366 MG18-62

Owsley County, Kentucky Owsley County, Kentucky 1859-10-25 Petition 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, Beriah Magoffin, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

We the citizens of Owsley County would represent to your honor that Lindsay Taylor of this (Owsley County) was fined $20 -- for unlawful gaming, by the Owsley Circuit Court, at its October term 1859. We would beg leave to ^represent to^ your honor, that said Taylor is a Farner of this County, in good standing is an industrious and poor man that he does not follow gambling and is a law abiding citizen

Wherefore, we your humble petitioners, would beg leave to petition ^your^ honor to remit so much of said fine as accrues to the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and in duty bound will ever pray &C

H C Smith Robert Smith Kenneth Combes Jacob Hounshell J P Hampton E. Hein Esq A B Hampton William McGee Robert McGee A. A Chastain David H Bishop James -- Hacker C, Combs Jas Ward Saml Hunley J. F. Baker Henry c moor J, C, Cole o. C. Cole Cornelius Thomas H C Hargis Luc y cole

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Please remit the fine G, Adams Alfred Wilson T. G Hacker E, M, Rose: O, R, Mayers W Williams Wm S. Hurst E. B Treadway S. o. c Gidion A Chambers E: W: Smith James Cole John W Brandenburgg amber colle H B Hampton A. Bowman J M Johnson Robert Wilson Isaac Hacker John Hacker L. L. Manlows Thos Russell Atty, o c D B Capps

Booneville Oct 25th Gov Magoffin

I hope you will remit this fine

Yours respt G Pearl

Mr. Linsey Taylor is a clever man as I am informed is not ga a gambler the amt. that He was indict & find for. betting was a trifle it would meet the approbation of the communite if His fine was remitted

John Dishman

Remitted