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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-0001-020-1921 MG23-357

Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky 1862-05-19 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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Greenville Ky 19 May 1862 His Excellency Gov Magoffin Dear Sir

At the present term of my Court Edmond Drake & Ben P Wells of this County were Indicted for Gaming on the 9th day May 1862, The facts are as inferred by Credeble persons that on that day these two, young men were engaged with many others in working a public road in said County & whilst the hands were resting on the road side they innucently threw up few grains of Corn & did bet on them 5 cents which was won by Wells & then immediately returned to Drake by Wells, The Indictment erroneously charges it to have been done with cards but such is not the fact. In consideration of the facts, the tender age of the parties & the perfect innucency of the parties not thinking or intending at the time to violate any law, I hereby most respectfully ask your Excellency to remit said offence & free them from any further prosecution for the same

Very Resp Your Obt Servt Tho, C, Dabney

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Muhlenberg Cir Ct Indictments for Gaming E Burk & B. P. Wells Iss May 28 1862

Remitted B. M