His Excelency, Thomas E Bramlett Esq

Govenor of Kentucky, Your Petitioner the undersigned would respectfully represent that he is an humble citizen of Magoffin County and that at the present November term of the said Magoffin circuit Court he was fined Twenty Dollars for one act of retailing spirits under the following circumstances viz He was present where spirits were being vended and was standing near the vender, a gentlemen approached and called for spirits (brandy) and this petitioner standing near as aforesaid, was asked by the purchaser to pass the money to the vender of the spirits which he done, and also passed the brandy to the purchaser, which amount of brandy one pint.

That all he done in this sale was simply for accomodation, in passing the money to the seller of the spirits, and the spirits to the purchaser, Wherefore he asks your Excellency to remit the above fine of Twenty Dollars, and releive an humble citizen of an onerous burden Nov 29^th 1865

Very Respectfully
Wiley Arnett,

The petitioner states the fact as proven & I believe it to be right for your Excellency to remit the same

J. S. Dury
Com^th Atty.

We the undersigned Join in the foregoing petition & ask for the remission of the above named fine, against Wiley Arnett,

S. W Mcguire
Wily Gullett
J J Salyer
William Croft

B. F. Salyer
B F Howard
John M, Salyer
John Patrick J P M C
H P Williams Esqr
W J Coffee S M C
C. W Patrick
Lewis Howard [...]
John Samuels
W^m S Adams
John Dawes

Magoffin Cir Ct
vs
Wiley Arnett
To } Petition from
Magoffin for Remission of fine of $20 —
Remitted 15 Dec/65

2$ Enclosed for Fee of Remit
D D Sublett