Apr. 27, 1864
Handcock County Kentucky
Hon. Tho^s E Bramlett Governor of Ky
Petition

We the undersigned Citizens of Handcock County some neighbors of Delany Sander's nowing that he was arriving at in the Handcock Circuit Court for building fence across public roads once no Said Court was fined Sixty two dol^s it appearing that the fence was across the said 62 days the penalty $1 per day, and we State that no injury whatever was done to the public that the fence was only a few spaces from the old line where fore the Road was not moved any of consequences and was moved on just as good grounds as it was on at first the ground was perfectly level. where the new road runs. We further State that Sander's is a poor man has @ family to Support, and that we believe that he ough to be justly Relieved of this fine as there was no public injury inflicted by the Removeal of the road. Wherefore we as law biding citizens humbly petition your excellency as Governor of the Commonwealth of Ky. having the power to [Reprieve] once pend[...] to Relieve Said Sanders of Said

fine as we think he ought to be as true and impartial citizens of Ky, and have here unto Subscribed our Permis. this 27th day of April 1864

P. S.
we further State that the information in this case against Sander's was caused by personal judgmt —

Address. Delany Sander's Huff's Creek
Handcock County Ky