To His Excellency.
Thomas E. Bramlette Governor,

Your Petitioner, Watkins Watson Ballew, would respectfully represent, that a Judgment was rendered against him by Confession, at the July Term 1865 of the Pulaski Circuit Court, for $100, being indicted for keeping a Tipling-house.

Your Petitioner states that he was an authorized army sutler at Camp Burnside, in this County, and paid regular army license; He says the only liquor he sold, was sold exclusively within the limits of the Camp, and no where else. He states, he paid the regular taxes as sutler, and supposed he had the right so to sell after paying the taxes of a sutler, and obtaining the permission of the Commanding Officer.

He did not know that he was violating any law of the State, by so selling —

Under such circumstances he prays Your Excellency to remit the fine July 23. 1865.

Respectfully.
xWatson Ballard

We concur in the statements of the above petition, and would ask Your

^Excellency^ to remit the fine & judgment against Mr Ballew; He is a good citizen; has served in the army three years and is poor:

H M^cKee Fox
W B Moore
J. S. Burk
G, C, Freeman
S. F. Tomlinson
S M Hail
W A, Sallee
W F Scott
Rob Gibson
M E Ingram