Stanford Kenty 28" April 1865
To His Excellency Governor T E Bramlette

Your Petitioner S P Douglass — would respectfully represent that on the 25" of this instant he was assaulted by Alexander Martin overpowered by him and beat and otherwise mistreated that after disengaging himself from said Martin who is greatly Larger than Petitioner he Petitioner prepared himself with two pistols and went to Martin only a few moments after the original dificulty offered him choise of them telling him he had assaulted and beat me without cause and I was with weapons he equal and asked him to take one, and give me satisfation whereupon a dificulty ensued four shots passed doing no serious damage wounding each of us slightly for which we were arrested tried and by Judgment of the Court of W B Berry J. P. Petitioner was fined $20 — and costs of prosecution

Now Petitioner begs your Excellency to remit the Comths part of said fine for the follering reasons —

First I had no cause of Quarrel with Martin and was assaulted and beat by him without precaution

Secondly because none other than a coward would stand such treatiment from one So much over his size without seeking some redress as it would be dishonorable

Third because I am Law abiding and have ever been have a family Just beginning Life and have not with convenience the means to spare promising in future as in part to act honerably, peacably — but not cowardly with all means I beg your Excellency to remit

the Commonwealths part of said fine, as I feel I did nothing in the matter but what an honorable man ought to do under similar circumstances I feel I did right and ask with confidence of your Excellency the remission aforesaid

Verry Respectfully —
S P Douglass

The undersigned Join in the prayer of the above Petition Signed at Stanford 28" April 1865

R Carson
I Presided at the trial W. B, Berrey, J. P. L. C
R Wats one of the Jury
A. G. Huffman
F G Brady one of the Jury
D W. Vanders one of the Jury
J. B. Dennis
Tho^s. W. Varnon

Lincoln Co
vs
$20
S P Douglas
3^d May 1865

Remitted
Richard T. Jacob
Lt & act Gov