To His Excellency Tho^s E Bramlette Governor of the State of Kentucky:

The petitioner James A Hart would respectfully show to your Excellency that at the July Term of the City Court of Louisville He was indicted by the name of George Hart for assault & Battery upon an Irishman by the name of [...] Fitzpatrick that He was fined the sum of $25⁰⁰ & costs: at the August Term of said Court Your petitioner states that He is a young man and without means and out employment: At the time of the difficulty He was employed at Craven's Ice Depot on 5^th Street in the city of Louisville and he went into a shed for a private purpose and whilst there Fitzpatrick ran into the shed and wanted to Know what petitioner was doing there in this stable. He saw what petitioner was doing: and without further cerimony pitched into your petitioner, and then hastily indicted your petitioner for assault &c and of course had the [...] and petitioner could not be heard and so your petitioner was fined as above stated:

He humbly asks your Excellency to remit the fine, and will ever pray &c

James A Hart.

State of Kentucky
Jef County Sct

James A Hart says the above petition is true

James A Hart —

Subscribed and sworn to before me ths 24th day of oct 1865
{Revenue Stamp}

Jo^s Clement J. P C C
Pat Dillon M, C, C, L
T. Jack Conn clk
H Jeff co ct
Henry Evans
F Pelle
Jo^s Clement Justice of the peace Jeff Co Kentucky
H C Thomas
Col A Y Johnson
Oliver Lucas
Clk. Bd. Ald.
Leonard Rogers
W K Thomas
W, G, Reasor
J. G. Wilson

Louisville City Ct
vs
George Hart
$25
Assault & Battery
Remitted 9^th Dec/65

Remit