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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-0001-020-0980 MG20-35 to MG20-36

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To his Excellency Gov Megoffin

Your petitioners would respectfully state, that during the present term of this Court James R Johns has been fined $200. for suffering gaming on his premises That the game proven was a small matter substantially for amusement there being but five cents bet on the game Mr Johns is a man of family, without property & we earnestly ask the govrner to remit said fine

James e comer John Alexander Henry H Rice D garet Jos F Martin M I Pigg David P Rose Mahlor Hall Peter D Bery J Boone William Welch Joel Chinault H J Andson J F Halley John Williams Weedon D Gay A W Welsh George W ^^ John L Martin one of the Jury Ch J Duncan one of Jury Wm Mize " " " . v. Hall John R Eween John A Rose Goerge Knox Aron Frazer Wm Hoskins William Eween Wesley d garett

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J M Williams W H Forman E Spenser Wm Hanks Samuel S. Forman J H Bradshaw Tilford Wiley W H Harrison C D Creed J. W. Rice J H Grooms A T Pettit G. M Pettit A. C. David Zadock Kidd Wm A L B Sharp John Donohene Thomas W Hutton Tho S Sumon atty at law

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Powell Cir. Ct Remitted B. M $20 } Gaming Jas. R. Johns Iss Apr 1. 1861