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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-0001-020-1954 MG23-404

Athens, Fayette County, Kentucky Athens, Fayette County, Kentucky 1862-06-14 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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Athens Fayette cty Ky June 14th 1862 To his Exelency Beriah Magoffin -- Govr of the state of Ky

The undersigned your petitioners would respectfully state to you that at the time of the Feby court for Fayette cty 1861. there was an indictment against Christopher C Stivers for playing at a game of cards and at the present June term of said court. he was fined twenty dollars -- for said offence the facts are about as follows he is not a gamble but was playing for a little past time at 25 cts a game with some associats and we believe that he did not really intend to violate the law in doing so and that his presentment was a malicious thing that he is a peacable quiet law abiding man -- and is a man worth of your clemency and we therefore petion for a remission of his fine

Levi Hart M. L. Aubrey William Ritter R, C Rogers Francis Ratcliffe E. D. Grimes Cornilius Horan Wm,, Speers Littlemore Baker Jessey, Boone S S Grimes J, P, F, C F G Anthony C R Harrison S L Parker F M Aubrey David Starke H C Aubrey Barlow Crowder Milton Hudson David Sallie C. Hunley W J Bery John Gentry John. C. Payne R Literall

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Mr Beriah Magoffin if it pleases y the govenor of Kentucky if this petition meets your excelency to Remit it you will pleas send me the answer to athens Fayette County Ky

C. C. Stivers

Fayette Cir Ct $20 } gaming C C. Stivers IssdJuly 22d 1862

Remitted B. M.