To His Excellency Thoma^s E. Bramlette Govenor of The State of Kentucky

You^r Petitioner W^m Rawling would respectfully would represent to your Excellency That in May 1858. he was indicted by the Grand Jury of Washington County Ky charged "with shooting at one W^m Myer^s with intent to kill. without wounding." and at August Term 1858, of the Washington Circuit Court a verdict on the trial was reReturned by a Jury sworn to try the case. imposing a fine on this Petitioner Defendant of one hundred and. thirty nine dollar^s and imprisonment in the County Jail for six month^s — now. your petitioner would state, that he wa^s not in Court present when the Jury returned their verdict or when Judgment of the Court wa^s pronounced, and has been most of the time since absent from tThis state — He further states that at the time said offense is charged to have been committed he wa^s young and inexperienced=He states that there were many the paliating circumstances connected with the transaction which he believes would have very materially changed the verdict If he could have proved the whole transaction on. the trial — Your petitioner would state that he is now a married man with family of children — He ask^s that your excellency with your executive power. will releive him from the Judgment so far a^s it is for imprisonment and remit the fine — an enforcement of s^d Judgment would be extremely oppressive on your petitioner and ruinou^s and blighting to the prospect of

himself & family, Wherefore he again ask^s the exercise of Your Exellency^s clemency —

W M Rawlings

Sworn to before me by W^m Rawling^sMay 27 1865

R Hite J P. M. C

{Revenue Stamp}R H
May 27 65

The Undersigned Citizen^s of Washington County Ky would respectfully ask of His Excellency The Govenor of Kentucky, a favourable consideration of the petition of W^m Rawling^s, and unite with s^d Petitioner in requesting that s^d Petitioner be relieved of the Judgment for imprisonment and that the fine be remitted.

Respectfully

Washington Cir Ct
vs
W^m Rawlings

Remit so much of the penalty as Requires 6 months imprisonment — but the fine part not remitted
12^th June/65