To his Excellency B. Magoffin Governer of Kentucky, Your petitioner E. L Coles respectfully states:

That about the first of July last your petitioner who wasis a citizen of Lexington Fayette county came to paris on a visit & put up at the Bourbon house in paris, & with some friends engaged in a game of cards with a stake of ten cents, it being for amusement alone — It was a casual visit & a casual game, and he is in no sense of the word a gambler or addicted to gameing in any way —

Some malicious person got knowledge of the game, & got the Grand Jury to summon one of the gentlemen engaged, & forced him to be a witness, and at the July Term last of the Bourbon circuit court he was fined $20 in two cases, it being proved by the witness that the party was engaged before dinner & after dinner — John Talbott & Capt Worley of Lexington were the other parties engaged in the 10 cent game afrs^d and the fines of said Talbott have been remitted. He prays for the remission of said fines —

E. L. Cowles

Personally appeared before the subscriber E. L Cowles and made oath that the statements in the above affidavit are true

Given under my hand this the 30^th day of October 1860

W^m M. Samuel P. J B. C

We the undersigned believe the facts stated in said petition are true & unite with the prayer thereof —

R. Hawes
J, V, Lovely
F Troutman
Tho L Arnold
J. [Sprans]

Bourbon Cir Ct
$20. 2 Judgment
Gaming
E. L. Cowley
Remission Iss^d
Nov 8. 1860

Remitted
B. M