<title type="main">John Dishman to Beriah Magoffin

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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-0001-020-1202 MG21-41

Manchester, Clay County, Kentucky Manchester, Clay County, Kentucky 1861-06-15 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.

Manchester Kentucky June 15th 1861 Dear Gov.

B. F. Rice was fined in this county some two years since $20- for gaming the fine was replevied by Ed Gibson It Has been respited The respite is out or nearly so, If not remitted Gibson will have it to pay, There is no money in this country, and property will not sell for one tenth of its value, it would take at Least $100 worth of property at sheriffs sale to pay the debt --

Mr. Gibson Has a petition in your office setting for the grounds that He asks for a remission of the fine

I would be pleased if you would remit the fine

Yours Truly John Dishman

Remitted

Jun 24