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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-0001-020-0857 MG19-346

Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky 1861-03-04 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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Whitley C. H. Ky. March. 4th 1861

To His Excellency Beriah Magoffin Governor of the commonwealth of Kentucky your Petitioner ^John Ross^ would respectfully represent unto your Excellency that at the march Term of the Whitley Circuit Court 1857 he was Indicted for betting on the Presidential Election of 1856 and afterwards at the August Term of said court 1857 Judgment went against him for one Hundred dollars and afterword To witt on the 21st day of November 1857 the colliction of said fine was respited for the Term of 6 months by his Excellency C. S. Morehead then Governor of the commonwealth aforesaid your Petitioner would further represent that at the time he did not think that what he was fined for could have ^been^ construed into a bet that he bought a horse and gave his note for the same payable when Buchanan should be elected President of the united States but that when he found out that he had violated the law he went to the person from who he bought the horse and requested him to take back the horse as he understood that he had been guilty of a violation of law in the purchase ^your Petitioner is not a gambler^ the tender of the horse was made before

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he knew anything about the result of the Eliction your Petitioner is a poor man & considerably enthralled entirely unable to pay his just debts -- There is an Execution in the hands of the Sheriff for the collection of said fine and if the same is not remitted he fears that his security ^who is a poor man^ will have it to pay The premises considered the prayer of your Petitioner is that you remit said fine for which he will ever feel greatful

John Ross

Sworn to before me by John Ross this 4th day of March 1861

R. Boyd C. W. C. C.

We believe the Statements in the foregoing Petition are true and would respectfully ask your Excellency to Grant the prayer thereof

R. Boyd C. S. Creekmore J Speed Jones Thos. X Peca J L. McCarty J. Q. Barton W. L. Cook

Whitley Cir. Ct Remitted B. M $100 } Betting on Election Jno Ross Jr IssdMar 26. 1861