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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-0001-020-0469 MG18-231

Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky 1861-01-23 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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Whitley C. H. Ky. Jan. 23rd 1861

To His Excellency Beriah Magoffin Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky your Petitioner Jackson Campbell would respectfully represent to your Excellency that at the March Term of the Whitley Circuit Court 1857 one Peter Perkins was Indicted for Illegal gaming and afterward at the August Term 1857 Judgment went against him for $20 -- your Petitioner would further represent that the game for which the said Perkins was Indicted was played before it was known here that gaming was an offence that they played for a mere triffle say ten or fifteen cents per game he would further represent that one Joseph Campbell replevied said fine for said Perkins and became responsible for the same and that since that time the Said Perkins has departed this Comlth. leaving no property and said Joseph Campbell and wife are both dead leaving a family of small children and but

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but little property and if said Judgment of $20. is not remitted it will have to be made out of the Scanty prt Estate left said Children by their father Joseph Joseph Campbell The premises considered the prayer of your Petitioner is that you remit said fine for which he will ever feel greatful

Jackson Campbell

We the undersigned know the Statements in the forgoing Petition are true and Cincerely hope your Excellency will remit said fine

R. Boyd Clk. w. c. c. J, E, Tye Martin Caddell H L Tye J, D, Gilliss W, C, Murphy John Smith S P Brawner J. Q. Barton Lee Leforce

Whitley Cir. Ct.

Remitted B. M

$20. } Gaming J. Campbell IssdJany 30. 1861