To his Excellency Tho^s E Bramlette
Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky —

Sir: We, the undersigned, your petitioners, would respectfully but most earneslty, solicit your attention to the sentences passed on James W M^cIntosh & F M. M^cIntosh at Magistrate Payton Thomas' Court held in June 1865 — James W M^cIntosh fined $30⁰⁰ and costs by Jury, for committing an Assault & Battery on the person of one Alexander Taylor — F M M^cIntosh fined $15⁰⁰ and costs by same for Breach of peace. We the few devoted union men of the neighborhood in which the court was held and in which the said J. W. & F M M^cIntosh reside would state that we believe the above fines are wrongfully gotten up as there is a strong prejudice existing on the part of the Magistrate, Jury & Witnesses against the said J W & F M M^cIntosh inasmuch as they have taken an active part in reporting guerrillas ^in their neighborhood^ and assisting the Federal troops to arrest them — Having, as we do a high reguard for the said J W & F M M^cIntosh we do most respectfully and earnestly beg that their sentences

may be remitted — Trigg County Ky. June 28^th 1865.

Z. A. M^cCawley
T M M^cCawley
E. S. Pore
A S Ford
B E M^cCawley
J T Herndon
J W Pitman
W L Ricks
N. B. Caukley
John Cameron
James H Camron

Please address answer to A. V. Wood
Cadiz Trigg County
Kentucky

Trigg County
vs
J. W. & F M^cIntosh