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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-0001-020-1002 MG20-67

Clinton, Hickman County, Kentucky Clinton, Hickman County, Kentucky 1861-04-23 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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Clinton Ky 23, April 1861 Gov. B. Magoffin Dear Gov'r

At the November Term 1860 of the Equity & Criminal Court for Hickman County two Separate Judgments in favor of the Commonwealth upon Indictments were rendered against John M Johnson for Gaming for the Sum of $20 in each case -- The gaming consisted in pitching dollars on two occasion for ten cents -- Although the statute is broad and embraces every species of hazzard at which money is bet & lost. yet I dont believes its spirit intended to embrace such innocent sport as that. Mr Johnson is a highly respectable young man and not at all addicted to gambling in any shape. and during that Summer our best citizens occasionally engaged in that amusement upon what is called, a thousandboard It is certainly a proper case for the interposition of your Excellency -- I hope you will forward me a remit for these two Judgments forthwith & oblige your friend

George W. Silvertooth

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Hickman Equity Ct 2 Judgts $20 } Gaming Jno. M Johnson IssdApr 30. 1861

Remitted B. M