To
His Excellency Thos. E. Bramlette
Governor State of Kentucky

The undersigned petitioner would respectfully state that he is a poor man, without any means of support, except his daily labor as Janitor of Medical Department of the University of Louisville that he has a wifeand children depending on his labor for a living-

He states that the night of the [...] day of December 1863 he was directed by the property authority to accompany Dr T. P. Satterwhite who is the demonstrater of Anatomy in said University to get a subject. That they went together for the purpose and obtained two subjects, one anegroand the other a pauper, that they were arrested by the Policeas they returned and placed inJail and remained until Monday

This petitioner was subsequently indicted and fined one Hundred

dollars.

This petitioner states that he did in this matter, as he supposed nothing more than his duty, that it ^is^ absolutely necessary to science and the Medical department of this University to have subjects, that in this matter the deceased persons had no known friends or relatives whose feelings were harassed or annoyed and that it is the uniform rule of this University to get such subjects would in any harass or annoy friends or relatives.

He asks your excellency to remit the said fine

Peter Ziemer

Governor Bramlette,

A Prof- of one of our Medical schools, in company with the Janitor of the school, in the night time Entered a grave yard ^the Potters field of the city ^ & took thereupon the body of a pauper, & negro man,- and on their way to the school, were, arrested by policeman, A Judgment was rendered as stated in the petition. I have carefully thought about this matter, and believe that although the statute was violated- it has been vindicated- and considering the absolute necessity for this Flourishing school, to

have subjects for dissection for the diffusion of science in the proffession being taught by the Profs. I respectfully ask for a remission

Respectfully
W G Reasor
city atto

I concur with M^r Reasor

Geo. W. Johnston J. c ct

We earnestly hope his excellency Gov Bramlette will remit the above mentioned fine

It seems to me that a more righteous case for the Governor's interposition could not be presented. All the facts are well known to me.

T. S. Bell.
T. P. Satterwhite
J Laurence Smith
G W Bayless