To his excellency Governor Thomas E Bramlette,

The undersigned would respectfully state that a Grand Jury for the County of Laurel at the March Term of the Laurel Circuit Court 1864 found an Indictment against him for failing to keep up Tavern rates in his Tavern house being advised that by such failure he had been guilty of a violation of law he thereupon appeared in said court plead guilty and the law & facts being submitted to the court. The Court rendered Judgment against him for the sum of $75.00 He states that he had no intention of violating the law the truth is he did not know that the law required him to Keep up Tavern rates, He feels that it would be a hardship upon him to pay the Judgment He therefore prays your Excellency to remit said Judgment

That the foregoing statement is true
E S M^cNeill

Sworn to before me by Elbert S M^cNeill 24 March 1864
C B Davis Clerk

The undersigned Citizens of Laurel County are personally well acquainted with Elbert S M^cNeill who made and subscribed the foregoing petition we have every reason to believe that his statements therein are True said M^cNeill was born and raised in this County is a law abiding Citizen and intended no evasion or violation of law by failing to Keep up Tavern rates we have heard of no grievance or complaint upon the part of The Travelling public in consequence of such failure we respectfully ask your Excellency to remit said Judgment

C B Davis clk L, Cir, Ct,

Granville Pearl
Tho^s. J. Canifax P. J. L. C
C Pitman
W H Jackson
H. Q. Blakely
W J Reams
Wm. T. Moren
W H Gravy
J T Brown
Travis Green
J, N, L, Brown
James Jackson

Laurel Cir Ct
vs

Remit except fees & costs
Thos E Bramlette

E. S. M^cNeill
$75 —
21^st Mch/64