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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-0001-020-0526 MG18-315

Clark County, Kentucky Clark County, Kentucky 1861-01-21 Petition English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. 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 the Governor of Kentucky

The undersigned respectfully represent that at the November Term 1860 of the Clark Circuit Court Judgments were rendered against each of them in favor of the Commonwealth for $20. the offence charged in each of the Indictments being, "Gaming", They say that they are not gamblers, that the gaming charged was only for amusement, not for profit, that they do not pursue that avocation and being poor the payment of their fines would be very onerous The Costs which they will have to pay will alone be a sufficient of for punishment for their offence.

Jany 21 1861

William Cole William Palmer Benjamin Stubblefield John W Gorden John P Hakil Marcus Lisle Nat Turner

We the undersigned citizens of Clark County respectfully concur in the prayer of the above petitions and ask that there fines be remitted --

Jas Flanagan Jno B Huston (let the boys off) J W Laughlin Theodore Kohlhass Wm F. Pool A. H. Buckner Gilson Wash obadiah Lacy P A Artis B Curry R Lackey Jas Clay Jas T Garner

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Clarke Cir Ct Respite 12 mo B. M $20 } Gaming Wm. Cole & others IssdJanry 30 1861