To His Excellency Thos E. BramletteGovernor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

The undersigned N. Sandifer Presiding Judge of the Garrard County court would respectfully represent to your Honor that at the February term 1865 of the Garrard Circuit Court and indictment was found by the Grand Jury of s'd court against Green Slaughter and James Slaughter for the murder of one Absolum Pollardand that the s'd Slaughters are yet at large the civil officers of this county being unable to take them or even find them and that they are very dangerous characters; and would respectfully petition your Honor to offer a reward to the very extent of the law for the apprehension of the s'd Slaughters.

The description of Green Slaughter is as follows, to wit, About 35 years old, about 5 feet ten inches high, heavy set weighs about 180 lbs, black eyes, black hair and whiskers and the description of James Slaughter is as follows, to wit, about 19 years old, round face about 5 feet 6 to 8 inch high and slightly round Shouldered and heavy set; this the 6^th day of Novr 1865

N Sandifer P, J, G, C, C

Garrard Co
Reward $500, for

Judge of Garrard County Court
To } Petition for Reward

James & Green Slaughter

T. E. Bramlette Gov. &^c

murder of A, Pollard

$250 each

8^th Nov/65