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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-0001-020-0502 MG18-277 to MG18-278

Scott County, Kentucky Scott County, Kentucky 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 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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His Excellency Beriah Magoffin Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

The undersigned petitioners -- Would respectfully represent -- that at the November Term of the Scott Circuit Court 1860 David L Allsop was fined by a Jury of the County the Sum of $20.00/100 and $14.03 costs of Suit upon Indictment for being one of a party of four who were found guilty of playing Cards -- at which game Money was won and lost

The proof was by one witness only -- that Mr Allsop was one of a party of four who played a game of cards at a private house -- and that the winesses himself bet twenty five Cents on the game the winess had Mr Allsop for his partner in the game -- there was no evidence whatever that Mr Allsop bet one cent -- upon this evidence he was as the law & fined as Stated -- Mr Allsop lives in the Eagle hills an industrious poor man and he with his neighbors and County Men petition Your Excellency to Remit so much of the fine as falls within Your power by law

Jas M Shepard T. F Gano Jno M Glinn Bat. T Thompson J. C Applegate D. Howard Smith James Kelly George W Johnson S Griffol N Craig Remus Payne J. Stoddard Johnston P Rankins H Clark J T Cantrell G F. Clackner

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Scott Cir Ct $20 } Gaming Govr Magoffin } Petition D. Allsop Remission Issd Jany 22. 1861