To his Excellency the Govenor of Kentucky

The undersigned would respectfully State and represent That J. W. Hutchinson was tried and found guilty of the crime of manslaughter at the October term of the Todd Circuit Court for 1863 and he has since that time been confined in the Penitentiary of the State under the judgment of the court, and that for several years previous to the time, that Hutchinson killed G. B. M^cGuir they were enimies and M^cGuir beat Hutchinson Several times previous to the time he killed him He was evidently afraid of M^cGuir but the jury view of the opinion that Hutchinson at the time killed M^cGuir under the law and ^evidence^ was not at that particular time justifiable in killing him under the circumstances we the Citizens of Todd County would respectfully ask his release.

I have Signed the foregoing petition. I was employ and Prosecuted the Man J W Hutchinson in the circuit Court, and Conversant with all the facts in the case and really think he ought to be relased — That his punishment has been Sufficient for the crime —

J, H, Lowry