To His Eccelency Thomas E. Bramlett. Governor of Kentucky

Your petitioner James Doughlass would respectfully state. That he has been fined in the Police Court of the City of Louisville in three several cases of the Commonwealth against him on the charge of renting a house to persons of Evil fame for the purpose of prostitution. He states that he did rent the houses to the presons as charged; but at the time of the renting he supposed and had good reason to beleive that they were persons of good and unexceptionable character When he found out to the Contrary, he made every effort in his power to get them out. The parties also tried to get out, but owing to the unprecedented scarcity of tenements in this city, they were unable to do so; He hesitated through feelings of humanity from having them thrown into the street, owing to the fact of they having several small children,

It was in proff before the Court, on trial of said causes that they had been making evry effort to find another place, and get out of his houses He states that he has allways deported himself as a peaceable and lawabiding citizen, He respectfully asks your Honor to extend to him Executive pardon of the portion of said fines as are within your controll,

Said fines are for the sum of one hundred dollars each besides the costs as will more fully appear by refference to abstracts herto attached

Appended herto are the personal signatures of the friends and acquaintances of your petitioner who Join with him in asking you to extend to him the Clemency of your pardoning

power in the cases

James Douglas
Geo W. Doane
J Cormell
J. P. Gaillbreath
F P. Neal
J, B, Fisher
Peter Riley
Camron
Gardner
P P Roberts
Jacob Unz
D, S. Avery
W. H. Smith
Jo^s P. Flint
H C Russell
R, A, Bell

Louisville City Ct
vs
Jas Douglass
$300.
13^th Sept 1865

Remit 3 Judgts for $100. each