To his excellency Thos E Bramlett Govenor of the commonwealth of Kentucky your Petitiner Oliver Barnett would respectfully represent that at the Last term of Lawrence circuit court he was fined Sixty dollars ($60) for retailing ardent Spirits your petitioner has these reasin why he thinks your excellency should remit Said fine

1^st Said Indictment was made about the breaking out of this rebelion, and your petitioner volenteered in the 5^th Vol Regt in the summer of 1861 and served in said Regt untill the summer of 1863, and then was discharged for physical Disability

2^d your petiener was Labouring under the impression from the fact of the Length of time between the finding of the indictment and Judgment that Said prosecution was abandoned never their being no court after for a wile after court ^the rebellion broke out^

3^d your petitioner further states that if he had known that said inditement was for trial at the Last term of the court, he had a valid defence, if he had not he would not trouble your excellency with this petition

4^th Your petitioner would further state that he is a verry poore man and having ruined his constitution in fighting the battles of his coun-

-try and should he be fourced to pay said fine it will be ruinous both to himself and family

Relying in your excellincys Mercy and the Justice of your petitioner's request he prays your excellency to remit said fine and in duty will ever pray &c

Oliver Barnett

We the subscribers Join in the prayr and endors the facts of the above petition

R. F. Vinson C L C C
H. S. Bussey D. C. L, C, C
J. B. Hutchison Capt. Capitol Guard
J. W. Haws P, J, L, C, C
K, F, Prichard Co, atty
Wm Vinson
Henry M Bond
Peyton C Justice
Harrison Hicks
Jackson Pack
J. Spaulding
Charles Taylor
An Green
Archible Muncey
Geo. du, Murry
M. Dempsey
A. J. Conley
W M Conley
Edmund Osburn
Marion Castle
Wm F Moore

Lawrence Cir Ct
vs
O. Barnett
Remit
$60
8^th Aug'/64