We the undersigned Jurors who tried the cause of the Commonwealth Against Huston Griffey. would respectfully petition your Excellency. for a remission of all that portion of a fine of $50⁰⁰ this Day assessed Against Said Griffey. ^as can be Done^ for Thrusting a pitchfork. at John Archy. The facts are about. these — in December last Griffey & Archey had made Some Arangement. to Get John Kounst who was the owner. of a wheat Thresher to Get out their wheat — & they Archy & Griffey had Some Misunderstanding, in regard to a few Bushels of wheat. & Griffy ind inadvertently pushed his pitchfork at Archey — and inflicted a small flesh wound in Archeys Arm. & Side — But Did not prevent him from working Every Day — ^more or less^ the proof is that not a Days work was lost by the wound — and that the parties worked on together the next Day in Geting out

wheat. The parties are both Orderly and law-abiding men & we Recomend him. (Griffey) as a fit Subject for Executive Clemency. & therefore pray that the fine be remited. as Griffey is a very poor man. with a large Family of little Children.

Geo M Thomas
Mar 8^th 1865 — Atto for Comth