To Honorable Thomas E Bramlette Governor of the State of Kentucky your Petitioner James Langford states that at the present August 1865 term of the Rockcastle Circuit Court, that he was fined fifty Dollars, under the following Circumstances: He was indicted in the year 1861 — for maliciously shooting at and wounding John Griffin — and that said Griffin did not die thereby — The Cause came on for trial, and your Petitioner and said Griffin had had a difficulty No person being present but them two — John Griffin was witness against him= Enough was Elicited from this witness and from some two or three others that had seen the Conduct of their witness and his Character for an afrray — that under the instructions of the Court the Jury returned in substance the followng verdict=

We of the Jury find the Defendant James Langford not guilty of milicious shooting of John Griffin but we do find him Guilty of shooting John Griffin in sudden heat and passion, without it being in necessary self Defense and affix his fine at fifty Dollars. Now your Petitioner States that he has a family and is a very poor man, and not able to pay said fine — and he prays your honor to remit the fine of fifty Dollars and as in Duty bound will ever pray

Jas H Langford
H Carpenter
Wm Mc C

State of Kentucky
County of Rockcastle }

Subscribed and sworn to before me by James Langford this 17^th Day of august 1865

A. Smith C R C C

We the undersigned State that we are acquainted With the Circumstances of the above Case and

We join in the Prayer of James Langford and ask your Excellency to remit the fine of James Langford as above state

H Carpenter
Mat Ramsey
A Chesnut
David N. Lewis
S, W, Brown
N Y hunt
Jack Adams
Emanuel Minks
W H Weber
Geo, W, M^cClure
Wm M^cClure
Ashley Owens
D, G, Colyer
John Adams
G C R M^cCall
John Conn
J. J. Carson
Willis Adams

Mount vernon
Aug 16^th 1865
Gov Bramblet

Dear sir I hope that you remit the Judgement for fifty dollars against James Langford I fully believe that it ought to be remited

Yours Truly
Granville Pearl

Gov Bramlette Ja^s Lankford is a poor man beside the man he wa shot was and is a very dangerous & bad man Think He had right believe he was in danger of his life & believe there will bo no wrong in remitting this fine

H F, Finley

Rockcastle Cir Ct
vs
Jas N. Langford
$50.
Shooting John Griffin
Remitted
13 Sept 1865