To His Excelencey Thos E Bramlette
Governor of Kentuckey

the undersigned petitioners Residents of Boone County Respectfulley Represent to your Excelency that Vincent Ross & John [Frilliborn] was Each fined at the fall term of the Gallation Circuit ^1863^ Twenty Dollars & Cost and that W^m Black and F Moore was at the fall ^Spring^ term of said Court 1864 fined the Same Amount for playing Cards your petitioners State that Each & all of the above named Defendants are Quiet peaceble Good Citizens and are poor laboring men & have Families dependent on their dayly labor for a support your petitioners also State that to the best of their knowledge the defendants are not in the habbit of Gaming and as they promise will not indulge any more now therefore your petitioners humbley Request that your Excelincey Remit said fines and allow the whole labors of the Defts to be devoted to the Maintanence of their Families who Stand verry much in need of their labor

And your petitioners will ever pray

G W Baker dep County Court Clk
A Q Baker Sheriff, D. C
W^m H Baker Representative, D. C
Jas F Robberts
Osar Baker
Steward Baker
John Kelley
J M Hume
A E Hume
S O Finnell
Jas Murphey
G W [Minamarna]
W W Garrett
David Richison Jr
Ben B Allphin
Samuel Rix
E H Baker
C C Hume
Henry Reib
Charles Rook
Edward Dorman
J T Black
W^m J Black
[ M Long]
D C Glore