To His Excellency
Thos E Bramlett
Gov of Kentucky

Your Petitioners would most respectfully state that about the [...] day of [...] 186[...] Jesse Hicks was arrested on a charge of Horse Stealing being a poor man and unable to give bail He was confined in the jail of Rockcastle County, where He remained for about [...] months when the Jail was broken open and said Hicks made His escape

They further state that a short time before the arrest of Hicks. His wife died leaving six small children three girls and 3 Boys the Eldest only 10 or 11 years old (a girl) That at the time Hicks got out of Jail His children were entirely destitute of any thing to Eat and almost naked. They were too young to work, Had no one to provide for them. The officers of the Law were in pursuit of Hicks, and consequently He could not work to support his children. To keep His children from starvation He stole some bacon to feed them. Said Hicks continued to remain as near His children as He could. And was arrested and returned to Jail where He remained until the present term of the Court; when on

investigation He was found entirely innocent of the alleged crime of Horse stealing and the Indictment against Him for that offence was dismissed He was However indicted for Grand larceny, plead this He was guilty of stealing the Bacon, but that it was done as a mattter of necessity to save His children from starving. He was tried and sentenced for 2 yeras to the Penetentiary

Now your Petitioners would most earnestly ask, that as Mr Hicks was wrongfully confined in Jail for so long, the apparent necessity for Him to take the Bacon on a charge of which He was innocent. As the motives that urged Him to commit the crime (if a crime) for which He was convicted, were such as would have driven men of Higher standing in the Community to acts as desperate as Hicks resorted to, that your Excellency pardon Mr. Hicks restore Him to His famiy, (His six infant children) who will suffer for the very necessaries of life, unless provided for by the charitible

Mr. Hicks is a Hard working man, and we believe should be pardoned.

Charles Kirtly atto at Law
R D Cook Clerk
Rockcastle County Court
Ashley Owens Jailer
G. W. McClure
J J Williams

H. H. Baker
M. R. Moore
Benj T. Hoharn Atty
J G Hazlewood
A. J. Moore C. Atty
Alred Smith clk
Rockcastle circuit
M. A. Brooks
S. H Thompson
Jno J Brown
S D moore Atty
James M Adams
Richard A Brooks
Jack Adams
W L. Kirtey
J. W Moore
J E Hocker
George Tarkington
James G Carter Acting
Commonwealth Attorney
Josh Dishman
Jack Jones Atty at Law
William Bowens
G. W Roberts Late Capt 3 Ky Infty

Referred to Govr Helm
Refered to Govr Helm for Consideration.
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Gov Bramblete
Dear Sir
I hope that you will pardon Hix from for Grand Larceny convct for two years from Robert C Pearl