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 November 12, 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-0001-020-1664 MG22-329

Oldham County, Kentucky Oldham County, Kentucky Petition English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. 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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His Excellency B. Magoffin Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

The undersigned citizens of Oldham County would respectfully state to your Excellency that at the September Term 1861 of the Oldham Circuit Court Richard R. Mack of said County was fined at the sum of Twenty dollars upon an Indictment for unlawful gaming

The facts elected in the evidence showed that said Mack and some two or three others were engaged in a game of card, and that the amount for which they were playing was very small (only a few cents) We farther state that we have long known Mr Mack and know that he has always born the character of an industrious young man, and that he has never merited the character of a gambler. The amount however small in which he has been fined wold be a serious loss to himself and family if coerced and we therefore respectfully ask your Excellency to remit the said fine.

J W Clayton E. J. Harrison G. Kneightley T Basye Thos S, Wells T. Pemberton Saml Grimes T. G. Head W. T. Relso B J Sparks W. S. Berry George Jameson John M. Kerlin T J Bain William. H. Talbott Jas. G. Konkwell Wm Marby Jno Rodman J C Willard W N Potter

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John L Smiser Alca Duncan Wash Wasson E Carter Nath Dowden

Respite 8 mo B. M. R. R. Mack Oldham Cir. Ct $20. } Gaming IssdFeby 5. 1862

Petn Mack to Govr Ky.