To His Excellency
Thomas E. Bramlette
Governor of Kentucky

At the Last September Term of the Nelson Circuit Court, a Jury found a Verdict against Nathaniel Wickliffe for a Breach of the Peace, and assessed the Fine at Thirty Dollars

Now, we the undersigned Citizens of Nelson County most respectfully ask of Your Excellency to remit the Fine, or so much thereof as does not come within the Statute for better protecting the fees of the Commonwealth Attorneys, made and provided in Such cases.

We understand, and So respectfully State the facts of the case to be — that in the Summer of 1863, Some four or five Young men whilst stopping a few hours in the town of Fairfield in this County broke

Some Window glasses, decanters tumblers &c — but that Young Wickliffe then and there paid the owner of the property the Sum of Twenty Five Dollars, the amount claimed by him dafor damages Sustained

At the calling of the Cause, he Young Wickliffe, although duly Summoned was not present in Court, nor had he Engaged any one to enter a Plea of "Not Guilty" — and the Jury found him Guilty as before Stated and assessed the Fine at Thirty Dollars. —

Now in Consideration of the Premises, we ask of your Excellency to remit the fine and we will ever pray &c