To his Excelence Thomas Bramblet
govenor of the commonwealth of Kentucky

your Petitioner John W Siler wold Respectible represent to your Excelence that at the last August term of said courte that he was fined by the court for Retailinge spirite in the sum of twenty dollars and that he did not intend violating of the law but acted under a misaprehension and was mistaken in the law and when he found he had violated the law he only then submited the law and facts to the courte and that the courte Rendered Judgement against him in the sum of twenty dollars and that the said John W Siler is Laurel citizen and that he had to departe from his home when the Rebels had posess of this contrey to Prevente being taken off by them and that they did him considerable damage in property that I am a pore man and has not the funes to pay said fine and do justice to the Remainder of my famley whearefor I ask your Excelence to interpos with your Pardning Power and for all proper Relief

John W Siler

John W Siler say he believes the statements in the forgoing petition to be true

John. W. Siler

sworn to before me by John W Siler this 23^rd day of september 1864

Jackson Campbell J P

The under signed say that they believe the statements in the foregoing petition to be true and say that we know it wold be an act of charity to Remit said fine

Whitley Cir Ct
vs
J W Siler
Refused