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 November 12, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons, Remissions, and Respites, 1862-1863 KYR-0001-029-0383 R4-120 to R4-121

Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky 1863-05-20 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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Maysville, Ky. May 20 1863 Hon J. F. Robinson, Governor &c,

During my official term as Commonwealths' Attorney for this District, Mr W. P. Clayton was fined in the Mason Circuit court, in two cases, each for $200., for suffering gaming on his premises, The cases were both respited for 12 months, and capias have now issued upon them. Mr Clayton was at the time these fines were imposed, the keeper of a house of public entertainment, and I think it may be safely said, that his good nature alone is to blame for the offense, as he could not resist the conduct of his guests who played on his premises. He is a man of very upright character, is not now keeping public house, is very poor, of feeble constitution, and has really been very sick for some months, and is now quite ill.

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He is not able to pay these fines, or and it would endanger his life to send him to jail. I therefore most respectfully ask that you will remit them, or so much thereof as you may have it in your power to do,

Very Respectfully R, H, Stanton

I unite with Mr Stanton in asking for the reasons above stated, that Mr Clayton's fines be remitted,

Henry L. Jefferson Sheriff of Mason ,Co.

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R. H. Stanton asks the remission of W. P. Claytons fines

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