Paintsville Johnson Co
Kentucky 30th May 1865
To His Excellency
Governer Bramlett

your Petitioner Shadrach Walters would represent that in 1861 he was licenced as a merchant to retail ardent spirits and that he sold some whisky by the Quart to two individuals who was directed by your petitioner and who promised they would take the same off of the premises and adjacent premises before they would use or drink the same and in violation of your Petitioners orders and their promise did drink some of the whiskey on the Premises adjacent to the place where sold and then endicted this petitioner in two cases before the Grand Jury of Johnson County for Tipling He says at this term of the Johnson circuit Court he was fined $20 in each Case he prays your excellency to remit said fines and in duty will ever pray

Shadrach Walters

We the undersigned have heard the foregoing Petition and believe the statements therein are true and hope your Excellency will remit said fines

very truly yours
J. S. Dury
Com^th Atty.

John M. Burns

P. S. Direct to John M. Burns
Catlettsburg Ky

Hon Thomas E.. Bramlitt
Frankfort
Kentucky

{CATLETTSBURG KY
JUN 7}

Johnson Cir Ct
vs
Shaddrach Walters
2 judgts $20 each
24^th June 1865

sent for fee
12^th June/65

Remit as the atty for Comth recommends it —