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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-0001-020-0663 MG19-4

Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky 1861-02-13 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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Whitesburg Letcher Vo: Ky. Feb 13th 1861 Mr. B. Magoffin; Honorable Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Respected sir.

Your Pettioner would respectfully call your attention to ajudgment that was rendared against him at the Aprile Turm of the Letcher Circuit Court in the year 1859, (at a charg of gaming) for 20 dollars.

Your pettioner states that, a short time prior to the September turm of said court 1858 thare was my self, and others playing cards, and the one that was beten in the game, was to treat the crowd. On said proof an inditement was found, and a judgment rendered against your pettioner for 20 dollars. I donot make my living by card playing, but by hard labour, and have never plaid cardes since; I am a poor man, and have nothing to spare from my family; I thare fore prey your Honor to release me of said fine; and pledg to you my word and honor as a man that I will never play cards a gain.

Your humble Pettioner; Gidien Taylor

We the undersigned sitizens of Letcher county beleaving the statements of your Pettioner Gidien Taylor, to be true; we there fore join with him in prear; that your Honor takes conesance of his caus, and he be released of his fine. your respectfuly

Aloice Drawine D. S. L. C Hiram Blair Samuel W Hargis Robinson Hogg J L C C Spencer Adams Nathaniel Collins J R Cornett Col Wm M Jenkins Abner Lewis S. L. C Noah Gruar W. W. Webb L. S. L. C

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Letcher Cir Ct $20 } Gaming G Taylor Remission Issd Mar 13. 1861