To His Excellency
Thomas E. Bramlette
Governor of Kentucky

Your petitioner Ashley Williamsrespectfully represents that he was in connection with his sons George and Allen Williams indicted by the Grand Jury of the Louisville City Courtfor an assault and Battery on Wm Teeters. That on the 2^nd day of September 1863 that a trial was had and your petitioner fined the sum of Fifty dollars ($50,⁰⁰) and his son George Twenty Five dollar's, and a verdict of "Not Guilty" as to his son Allen, The proof in the case was that one John Francis son in law of W^m Teeters, charged his son Allen with having committed a Felony. This charge was made upon the day of the Assault It was in proof that Francis said after dinner of said day. If you Allen, Williams will meet me on Main Street "I will thrash you". And that after dinner of said day said Francis in company with his father in law the said W^m Teeters

came to the shop of Ashley Williams& Sons and there the difficulty commenced in which W^m Teeters was twice struck by your petitioner Your petitioners daughter a young lady of 18 years of age had been charged some few weeks previous with having stolen the sum of Twenty four dollars from W^m Teeters [some few] that said Teeters made said charge, and he futher states this was in proof in his case, He states that it was not true ^that^ his said daughter did not ever stole said ammount or any other from W^m Teeters. and that it was a base fabrication to destroy the fair name of his child Thus Francis and Teeters. The one charging his son and the other his daugther of a Felony of which they were "Not Guilty" was the cause of said difficulty. He futher respectfully states that he was at his own place of business when said Teeters and Francis came to his shop. He states that your Excellency is personaly acquainted with him and know him to be a quiet

peaceably disposed man. and futher a hard working good citizen. He states that at present he has no money to pay said fine and that he is in debt and canot discharge his obligations for want of money. That he is a Wagon Maker by trade and the proceeds of his labour all go to the support of his verry large familey He states that he has paid the sum of Twenty dollars ($20,⁰⁰) costs in said case, and that his son George will pay in a few days the afforesaid sum of Twenty Five dollars the ammount of the fine against him, Your excellency will excuse the lenth of this petition and prayer and confer a lasting favor on your humble petitioner by the remission of said fine.

Respy

We the undersigned citizens of Louisvilldo respectfully state that from information and of of our own knowledge that Ashley Williams is an honest hard working quiet peace loving cittizen and worthey of Executive clemency

John G. Simrall
R. T Durrett
W A. Ronald Sherif

T C. Pomeroy D Shirff

Henry Stuckey Clk Chy Court
A M Gazlay

R. H. Rousseau
C K Fairfax
W. W. Fry
H C Thomas
Oliver LucasClerk Board Alderman
J M VaughanCom Council
James C. GillCoroner J. C.
Phil Tomppert Jr. C C C. L.
R. H. Rousseau Jr
Robt A Hamilton
Pinkney Varble
Jos Clement J. P. J. C
John N. Mattingly
J O BerryLate Maj 1^st Tenn cav

Louisville City Court
vs
A & G. Williams
Assault
$50 & $25
8^th Oct/63

Remit all except costs & fees