To His Excelency Thos. E. Bramlet Govener of the commonwealth of Kentucky your Petitioners Citizens of Allen County, Kentucky Beg Leave to Represent, to your Excelency That Thomas, J, Cackerill, Robbersan Brown & Thomas Fisher citizens of Allen County Ky went the Surity ^or bail^ of John C. Wray who was under arrest charged with Treason. To answer the charge in the Circuit Court, they state that since that time, Judgement has been rendered uppon said bond, for the Sum of Five Thousand, Dollars. the full amount of said bond which amt is they believe fully as much as they are worth, boath real & personal. They refer to the facts, set forth in the Petition of said Cockrill, &C for the circumstances, connected, with the perfection of said [case] the fact of his said wrays death, &c which they believe to be true, They state, to resign^quire^, the said parties, to pay the full ammount, of said bond, would entirely brake them up and Leave their Little familys, in nearly a Starving Condition and that in Equity Justice & good conscience, they aught not to be required, to pay the same, and that it is a case now worthey the Executive Clemency, they therfore pray that your Excelency remit that portion of the bond, that by Law belongs to the state of Kentucky. as they believe Justice & mercy from ther circumstances in this case demand it which they will ever pray &C —

John P, Cushenburg
H H Brown
Alleg. Brown
Henry Poland
Henry Sears Sr,,
James.. J.. Graham
Bengman Graham
Tucker J. Hood
Woodson, H, Hammett
G, W, Hammett
James M Hammett
Thomas U. Hammett
J. W. Hammett
Preston Richey
John O Oliphant
S. H. Harston
Ashford Tinsley