Proctor
Owsley County
Kentucky
To his Excelance,

The Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. This day personally appeared M^rs A C Hunter the wife of John W Hunter of Owsley County and made oath before me A. B. M^cGuire Clerk of the Owsly Circuit Court. Whereas there was an Indictment in s^d Court at its October term 1863 and judgment by default in May 1864 for the sum of sixty dollars [...] for keeping of a tipling house [...] by selling of whiskey by a negro man Jim — without the Consent of, nor Knowledge of either of us. My husband was absent at the time of Court, and still remains absent. Wherefore I pray relief, of that portion going to the Commonwealth, I M^rs A C Hunter says that the statements in the foregoing affidavidt to be true as she verily believes,

A. C. Hunter

Sworn to before me by M^rs A C Hunter this 18^th day July 1864

A B M^cGuire C O C C

In pursuance to the above affidavit To his Excellency the Governor of the Commonwealth of Ky ^we^ petition the remittance of that portion of said fine going to the Commonwealth

against John W Hunter. From the affidavit herein, We the petitioners believe the fine ought to be remitted

Owsley Cir Ct
vs
J. W Hunter
Tipling
$60
29^th July/64