To His Excellency Thos. E. Bramlette Governor of Kentucky

Your petitioner Patrick Fitzgerald would respectfully represent on the 31^st day of July 1865, he was tried before the Police Judge of Lawrenceburg & fined the Sum of Four Dollars for the offense, of having Committed a breach of the peace in Said Town on Saturday the 29^th July 1865. He would respectfully represent the facts in the case to be as follows. He & a friend proposed to another gentleman to join them in a "Drink", whereupon his friend & the gentleman so invited got into a difficulty & Some friends of this gentleman, Struck your petitioner, whereupon your petitioner made an effort to defend himself & indulged in some loud & profane language, for which he was fined as aforesaid. Wherefore he asks that Your Excellency will Extend to him Executive Clemency & remit said fine.

With Respect.
Your obt. Servt
Patric Fitzgerald
Lawrenceburg Ky
Aug 15^th 1865

Your Petitioner would further add, that he was arrested & confined in jail from the time of the Said disturbance until the following Monday.

We the undersigned Citizens of Lawrenceburg would Respectfully unite with Patric Fitzgerald in his within petition

Respectfully —

Lawrenceburg Police Court
vs
P Fitzgerald
Refused