To His Excellency Tho^s E. Bramlett
Gov of Kentucky

Your petitioner Stephen H Young would respectfully represent to Your Excellency that while Stationed at camp at Grayson Carter Co. Ky with his comp. "K" of the 40^th Reg Mounted Infantry, and in the month of Oct. last a woman by the name of Margaret Cooly — of bad fame & character got into the lines and being diseased with venerial disease, innoculated many of the men of the Company. This Petitioner sought all mild & proper means to rid the neighborhood of her presence. This brought down on him her vengeance and caused her to tare down the fences around his lot and yard & trespass on his premises. Finding She was desperate & he could not rid himself of her than by some harsher course, he caused her to be ordered off. this induced her to assail him with vulgar and abusive language, and in a fit of passion, for which he now regrets as she was a woman or female he slaped her. She endeavored to have him presented by the grand Jury. They ignored her Complaint and on the day he was ordered away with his company to Mt —

Sterling a warrant from a Justice of the Peace on her complaint was served on him. Being unable to Stay & attend to it, during his absence, the case was tried & he fined $30. & costs. He has been kept away from his home at Grayson, in the service, so that he could not appeal the Case. and indeed he did not learn of it in time to do so

Therefore he asks the interposition of your excellency even for a remission of the fine

S H Young Capt
Comdg Co (K). 40^th Reg Ky Vols

We the undersigned Say that we are acquainted with the general moral Character by reputation of Margaret Cooly and do say that it is bad & that of a very Common prostitute.

Thos H Mannen
Maj 40" Ky Vols

Remit except fees & costs
Tho E Bramlette

Carter Co.
Stephen H Young

Fine 30 before Justice of peace for breach of the peace upon person of Margaret Cooly —

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