To his Excelency the Governor of Ky

the undersigned would most respectfully State that James Savage has been confined in the Penitentiary of this State for about 5 years for the killing of Ewing Litterell the undersigned herd the proof on the final Trial which was in Substance as follows the Said Savage was at home with his aged Parents the Father upwards of 80 yeas and the mother hard by he being the youngest child was liveing with and takeing care of then when at night Litterell with 2 or 3 others entered the house with a pale of whiskey which he Sat on the table declared his intention to have a frollic to all of which the young Savage protested he the Litterell bent on his purpose commenced dancing and blackgarding to which young Savage objected but he would not desist when Savage outraged by his vulgar insult to his aged Parents took down his gun and Shot him the proof also showed that the Said Litterell exposed his person in the presence of his mother and declared he ^had^ had Sexual intercorce with every woman on that creek wharefore your petitioner asks that your Excelency remit the ballance of the time for which he was condemed

Respectfully yours M P Buster

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M. P. Buster asks the Pardon of J. Savage

Wayne Co
Jas Savage
Pardoned
28^th Sept 1863
Manslaughter