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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-0001-020-1186 MG21-16 to MG21-17

1861-06-07 Petition English Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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To Beriah Magoffin Govenor of Ky

Your petitioner would represant that at the term of the Breathitt Circuit Court he was fined the sum of $20- for gaming -- He says that at the time the fine was assessed against him he confessed a judgment because his family was sick and he could not attend the trial of said Court- He says he had a valid defence to said charge if he could have attended Said Court as he was informed by his council -- He says he is a poor man- & has a large family- Times are hard & it will distress his family to pay said fine -- He therefore prays that said fine be remitted -- & all such mercy as your honor can extend-

Robt Cox-

sworn to before me by R Cox this 7th day of June 1861

John C Cole clk o c c

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The undersigned asks your honor to remit the fine named in the within petition --

John W Daniel Isaac N. Cardwell Cornelius Thomas John C, Cole K f Harris Aron Warren G B Lucas Wm M Fulkinson E B Treadway David J Yeary Thomas Botner Tomas Satler Geo Blount Jackson Thompson W Tintcher

Breathitt Cir ct

Remitted B, M

$20 } Gaming Robt. Cox

IssdJuly 2 1861

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To Beriah Magoffin James Scallen J H Johnston Enoch Canagh Benjamien Batners S C Cawertin M V Barker S Cantery F M White William Lee T J Treadway deputy sheriff H M Sutes j p o c John Cole, J P c c John Duke Edward Durbin B F Phillips J P O C Ben. McGuire David W Dunaway Ben F Fraley J P O C W J Thompson Wm B MCGuire Joseph Reece Warrick Mcguire Timathy Johnson Jesse, H, Cole C o C