To the Governor of Kentucky

Your petitioner, of Guiandott West, Va, States, in the fall of 1864 he was in the town of Ironton Ohio, and and got on Board the steamer Telegraph to go home, he says before he left Ironton; with his friends he indulged in too freely Drinking, he states that he has no recollection of what took place on the, boat; only as he has since learned, by what is told him; he knows that he is indicted, in the boyd circuit court, for Larceny, in stealing the carpet, sack and overcoat of John M. Burns; and when he learned the indictment was against him, he voluntarily came from Va to the county of Boyd and gave, a recognizance, to appear, and answer said charge he states, that the courts in Boyd Kentucky, and Wayne County, Va, con

flict, and he will have to incur great Loss, if compilled to attend the Boyd Court, owing to the Loss of practice, in the Wayne court, at the approaching term; feeling innocent of the crime imputed to him, and not being able to loose the practice of the Wayne approaching court; is the reason why; he asks your excellency's interference and clemency, he asks for a pardon.

Ja^s H. Ferguson

I did not see, the petitioner on the trip he made on the steamer, but from conversing with men who saw, him, I am satisfied, that, he was, intoxicating and so beleiving, I hope you will favorably act in his case.

J. M. Rice