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 November 11, 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-0001-020-0666 MG19-8 to MG19-8B

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To his Excellency Beriah Magoffin Esqr Governor of Kentucky Your Petition William Owens would respectfully represent.

That at the present February term of the Montgomery Circuit, he confessed Judgement, for the sum of Five hundred Dollars, on an Indictment for Gaming heretofore found against him in said Court; which said Judgement he has Replevied with good and approved security for the period of Three months in the office of said Court.

He saith that the indictment aforesaid, was gotten up against him as he verily believes, though the ill-will of Certain of his enemies, but not being aware of any valid legal defence which he could make thereto, he made the Confesssion of Judgement as aforestated.

He further saith that said Indictment was biased on his first offence of the kind in the said County & he has since then refrained from its repetition and expects to do so as he resides in another County of this state and very seldom visits here. He has no other or

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further excuse to offer, and as the times have closed in so tight, and money is so hard to get hold of, that he feels impelled to ask your Excellency for the interposition of Executive clemency on his behalf, and a remission of so much of said Judgement and replevin bond, as may be on them the reach of Executive power

William Owens

We whose name are hereto subscribed having examined the above petition, and seeing no reason why the same should not be granted do most heartily concur in the request Contained in said Petition

February 28th 1861 --

Walter Chiles Atty at Law Thos Turner atty at law J. W. Moore atto at law. Tho F. Hazelrigg atto at Law O. S. Fenney Atty at Law Wm. Ragam farmer W. Messick Atty at Law. A B Gatewood M D J M Crawford C. M. C. Ct. J. E. Clarke D. C. M. C. C. Samuel McKee Atty at Law

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Jno Maupin constable M. C Cha. Thompson Jailor M. C Thos Metcalfe Atty at law E O Garrett clerk M co court P C Bedford D S for J S Wyatt S M C W T Gilkey D. S. M. C. C

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Montgomery Cir. Ct Remitted $500 } Gaming Wm Owens IssdMar 14. 1861