Williamsburg Ky., Sept., 5th 1865
To His Excellency the Governor of Kentucky

Your petitioner John Rogers would respectfully state that at the present Term of the Whitley Circuit Circuit Court He was fineed [...] twenty dollars under an indictment for gameing or rather for playing one game of Cards for money with George Bunch He states that Said indictment was found upon the information of Said Bunch He further States upon oath that he never did play the game with Bunch and that Said Bunch sware false about the matter & that it was by His false swearing that said indictment was procurred and Your Petitioner fineed as afs^d He further states that He is a very poor man and has a wife and three little children to provide for and by a three years term of Service in the Union army his general Health has become exceedingly bad and He is not really able to pay Said fine without great detriment to his Family wherefore he asks your Excellency to remit the fine

John J Rogers

Sworn to before me by John Rogers this 5th of Sept 1865

J, C, Watkins clk

We the undersigned would respectfully represent that we are well acquainted with the petitioner John Rogers that He is a respectable & good citizen and intitled to credit & reliance either upon his word or oath that He is poor as stated by Him and we would be much pleased if your Excellency would remit the fine according to the prayer of His [petn] —

W H. Nelson
Wm Cummins
W, E, Manney
D H Leforce
G. L. Marrs
granville Moore
W C Gilliss
W. H. Brafford
H L Cox
H. H. Randall

Gov Bramblet

Dear sir I hope that you will remit the fine against John Rodgers

Granville Pearl
H F Finley

Whitley Cir Ct
vs
John J Rodgers
$20,
Gaming
Remitted 6 Dec /65

sent for fee 134^th Oct