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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-0001-020-0398 MG18-117 to MG18-118

Jackson County, Kentucky Jackson County, Kentucky 1860-11-13 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": 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 "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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To his Excellency the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky your Petitioners Citizens of Jackson county Ky, Respectfully sheweth that at the Present term of the Jackson circuit court Web. Hunter & Shelton Lane were found guilty under an Indictment In said county for unlawfull gameing at cards -- & fined $20 Each & cost they state that from the proff proof In the case & Law In regard to unlawfull gameing they were bound to find them but they are confident that they did not know that it was contrary to Law to play Said cards for the Small Sum of 10 cents & consequently no Intention to violate the Law was Intended, that Web. Hunter & Shelton Lane are comparatively poor men & If they are Compeled to pay Said fines they will be seriously Injured that they are good citizens & ought to be Relieved from paying Said fines wherefore In view of the whole case they ask your Excellency to Remit said fines they Really think that the payment of the fees & cost in the case will be a sufficient punishment against said Hunter & Lane & Example made of them will be a Sufficient warning to others In the county to compell them to observe the Law In said cases= November the 13th 1860 --

Thomas Rector H, D, Gentry Owen France James Morris Samuel Combs Alfred Evans G,, W,, King John Morris Jas Wood John Stephns S J C Thos J Engle ck

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Web Hunter & Shelton Lane } Petition To his Excellency B. Magoffin

Remitted B. M

Jackson Cir. Ct $20 each } Gaming W. Hunter & S. Lane IssdJany 30. 1861