To His Excellency, The Governor of Kentucky

Your Petitioner James, M, Martin of Lincoln County would respectfully represent that in the Sprng of 1865 he resided in Lincoln County at the foot of Halls Gap where for a number of years — he has lived and was the keeper of a Tavern having taken out his License regularly as such for years, that in the Sprng of 1865 he was told that he had to obtain his License from the United States Deputy assessor for said County which he did and paid therefor about $60⁰⁰ — as a retailer of Spirituous Liquors, and Subsequently he was indicted by the Grand Jury for Lincoln County at Mrch Term Last of said Court and at the Last September Term of said Court Judgement was rendered against him for $60⁰⁰ — Now Petitioner states that he has paid all Costs of Clerk and Atto for the Commonwealth and supposed as he had paid the Government of the U S — for his said License that he had a right to sell by retail spirituous Liquors — and Labouring under that impression did sell by the smalls to various persons who came to his Tavern whisky &c he therefore pleads this mistake which is not as he is informed good at Law but believes should be good with your Excellency as his only Excuse and prys your Excellency will remit the Commths part of said fines

Respectfully