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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-0001-020-0611 MG18-440

Daviess County, Kentucky Daviess County, Kentucky 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 B MaGoffin Govenor of the Commonwealth of Ky. this Petition respectfully Showeth, that M Smithheimer was at the present Term of the Daviess Circuit Court Convicted of the offense of Suffering gaming in his house and fined the sum of $200. -- The proof Showed that no money was bet in the games that they were played for pastime and amusement only although the players would sometimes wager a treat Cigars or something of that Kind. and We are satisfied that Mr Smitheimer was ignorant that it was an offence against law, as he is a law abiding citizens and true. We therefore earnestly recommend him to executive Clemency --

Sweeney & Taylor (Bar) J. F. Jones Foreman of Jury Amos Medcalf Joseph Metcalfe C S Noel W S Mitchesson W H Talbott Jas R Steelman Jno. P. Thompson clk James Stuart Circuit Judge Cisero Maxwell atty for Commonwealth Geo H Yeaman John D. Green Enos H McHenry Jr Jesse Moore J R Allen J. J. Daviss W B Pegram J G McFarland G W Ray W. H. Clements Jo G Harrison John H. McHenry J. R. Claybrook

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S K Ewing Jury Jno Evans Juror Jno P Fuqua Juror John Long Juror Wm Anthony Chars. McClarty Jesse W. Kincheloe A G Botts E Comstock T Samuel Mitchell C R Tyler M Lipstine John Locke

Daviess Cir Ct $200 } Gaming M. Smitheimer Remission Issd Feby 25. 1861

Memorial To} B. Magoffin Governor of Ky Remitted B. M