Nov^r 11^th 1863
To His Excellency
Tho^s E. Bramlette
Governor of Kentucky

Your petitioner William B. Fitzpatrick of Adair County respectfully represents that at the May term 1863 of the Adair Circuit Court he was fined the sum of one hundred & fifty dollars upon a charge of misdemeanor. He states that he is a young man and has to rely solely upon his own exertions for a support. To pay this amount would involve him to an extent so considerable that he would not be able to recover for several years. Mr Joseph Bowyer & myself had some difficulty on an election day. We each I suppose thought we were right. I thought that he desired to attack me as he in deed & in truth did. I in good faith believing that he would use great violence to me defended myself as I think I should have done & by my presence of mind prevented him from drawing a pistol from his boot. He had one in his boot or concealed about his person. I am a small-feeble man. Bowyer is a very athletic-muscular man & I felt myself in danger in a conflict with him & acted accordingly. I was fined by the jury one hundred & fifty dollars which I think it would be oppressive

for me to pay as I [...] believe that he Bowyer was more in fault than I was.

Hoping that Your Excellency will remit the part of said fine which goes to the Commonwealth of Kentucky I remain

Respectfully
W. B. Fitzpatrick

We were of Counsel for the petitioner & represent that we consider it a proper case for the interposition of Executive clemency

Timoleon Cravens
T T Alexander
Ja^s Garnett

We join in the prayer of this petition & believe it is a proper for the exercise of Executive Clemency.

Fon T Fox Judge of the Adair Circuit C^t

Jo. Coffey
S. H White
C. R Page
M. E. Miller
J N Snow
Saml [...]saker
Jesse Murrell
J, H, Miller
W^m P. Dunbar
W^m Royse.
A. R. Barbee
H, P, Willis
S H [...]
W, N, Robinson
Wilson Frirkin
W^m S. Tompson
Josiah Sparks
Alexander Solomon
Tho^s W Montgomery
M. H. Turner
Euge Triplett
Joseph, B, Murrell
Levi Conover
F W Rice
Thomas Washman
John Tupman.
J, J, Beard
C, J, Tayler
Eli Wheat

Subscribers Names
Petitioners names,
J. J. White
Jordan Page
J H Abell
J. [Weirs]
Charles Massie
W^m J. Webb
H Logan,
J, T, Drake
N. S Wheeler
A P Brown
J H. Reynolds
Alfred H Judd
Robt L Reynolds
Geo, R, Page
J F. Bridgewater
W E Baker
James R Ewing

Adair Cir Ct

Remit all except fees & costs

Tho. E. Bramlette

vs
W. B. Fitzpatrick
$150 —
misdemeanor
28^th Nov/63