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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-0001-020-0984 MG20-43

Brownsville, Edmonson County, Kentucky Brownsville, Edmonson County, Kentucky 1861-04-05 Correspondence 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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Brownsville Ky April 5th 1861 Hon To His Excelency Beriah Magoffin Esqr Dear sir

Enclose please find 2 Petition on of Joseph Lewis sr & one of Green Gilbert asking your honor to remit a fine the Petitions both state facts Mr Lewis is not a man that is in the Habit of Gambling and the Proof in the cause was that he bet but Ten cents and that he was Drunk when he bet that the case of Gilbert he is but a Boy and very Poore and Since and will not be abel to pay the fine or any

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part theirof and I think from the Proof in the cause that he did not Know that he was violating the Law at the Time I am the Clerk of the circuit Court and heard Both Trials and am of the opinion that they are Both Case that Demands Executive interposition tho a general thing I am, not in faver of Remitting fines

yours Respectfully Thos B McIntire