To His Excellency
Tho^s E Bramlett Esq

Your petitioner would respectfully represent that He took out a License from Demcy King assitant assessor of internal revenue, to retail Liquor &C That He Thought ignorance failed to License under the state Law that he was Indited for keeping a tipling house & at the April Term of the Knox Circuit Court, ^1865^ He plead guilty as foresaid & was fined Sixty dollars your petitioner says he has tried always to be a law abiding citizen & that his only Excuse is as above stated that he was miss led Supposing that his License under the Revenew Law was all that was necessary He would Respectfully submit thes Simple fact & pray your Excellency to Remit said fine for which he will Ever be thankful Signed

William Mays

We the undersigned have read the petition of William Mays & from the knowledge of the man & the circumstances heartily Join in his Request Signed

J. W. Ridgell
F. P. Stickley

Alfred Tinsley Clk Knox C C
Henry H Hunter C. K. C. C
W. H Randall
John Dishman
R. Herndon
H. C. Lilly
David Y. Lyttle
John G. Eve
M. L Rice
James W Davis

Gov Bramlette I believe the statements in the within Petition are true & hope you will remit the fine

H F Finley

Gov Bramblett
Dear Sir

I concur in the above state of M^r Finley

G. Pearl

I have no doubt that William Mays believed that the License granted under the Internal Revenew Law was all that was necessary

Demcy King Ast Assor
5 Collection District 15^th
Div Ky

Knox Cir Ct
vs
W^m Mays
$60
Remit
20^th May 1865