To his Excelency Tho. E. Bramlette

Your petitioner W^m Stigall states that he was fined $60 & cost at the august term Rockcastle Circuit Court 1863. for keeping a tipling house in Mt Vernon Ky in the year 1861 He states that in the early part of that year he was engaged in retailing Liquors under regular License from the County Court obtained by Tho^s J Smith then regular Hotell Keeper in said Town and at the experation of said License in 1861 he had on hands a small quantity of Liquor & proceeded and did sell beyonnd the end of the time for which said License issued for

He states that at the time Smiths License run out he then intended in good faith to procure further License to retail in his own name but the present Rebellion about that time grew so strong & dangers by the envading enemy in this portion of Ky. that he before haveing a chance to procure further legal right to sell, he declined to take out or apply for further License and during the short space of time between The end of Smiths License and the time he declined to further retail he sold The Liquor for which the afsd fine & cost was imposed. He states that in as much as he intended in good faith to procure further legal right to sell and being hindred by an invading enemy as afsd; he thinks the fine was wrongfully assessed against him, wherfore he most humbly appeals to your Exelency to remit said fine or that portion of same within the power of the Executive to remit,

W^m Stigall

Sworn to before me by W^m Stigall 15^th day February 1864
E T Fish clk
Rockcastle Circuit Court
Ky

Rockcastle Co
Refused

Refused
Tho E Bramlette