To His Excellency
Govenor Bramlette

The undersigned would represent that at the August term 1864 of the montgomery circuit court he was fined $50 & costs for selling liquor to a minor — The undersigned now is & at the time of the selling of the liquor to the minor was a regular licensed tavern keeper in mt sterling authorized to vend liquors by retail The minor to whom the liquor was sold was Howard Barnes who is man grown & looked to be twenty one years of age — but as it appears was actually under that age. but he did not know it & if he had known it would not have sold the liquor to him. Sept 24^th 1864

John Wilson
(over)

The undersigned citizens of mt. Sterling & montgomery county concur in the above petition & ask the remission of the fine of Mr Wilson:

I sign this on the ground that M^r Wilson had his house burned down by ^the rebels^ & is a poor man & a good citizen, so considered.

J. S. Dury
com^th atty.

Governor Bramlette

This is respectfully submitted and I could only ask that the Same be considered as a deserving case where Executive Clemency could be safely exercised

B. A. Seaver

Montgomery Cir Ct
vs
John Wilson
$50
Remitted
6^th Dec/64