Carlisle Nicholas County
Nov. 30^th 1860
To his Excellency Beriah Magoffin Governor of Kentucky

Your Petitioners E. H. Wilson & Noah Varner would Respectfully state that F. M. Varner, who is a son of Noah Varner & a Brother-in-law ^Nephew^ of E. H. Wilson, was taken up on a charge of Passing Counterfeit Money, & also on a charge of having Conterfeit Money in his possession in Harrison County was held to Bail in one Case in the sum of $500. & in the other in the Sum of $1000 for his personal appearance at the November Term of the Harrison Circuit Court 1860 —

Your Petitioners became his bail in Both Bonds, And at the last Term of said Court held in this month both Bonds were forfeited for the non-appearance of Said Francis M. Varner —

Your Petitioners are Citizens of Nicholas County, both in limited Circumstances & the Both have families, and the payment of said forfeited Bonds would break them up or greatly embarrass, & distress them.

In becoming bail they were moved by proper motives of towards a relation and have acted in good faith. They Pray your Excellency to remit Said Forfeited Bonds & will ever pray &^c

Noah Varner
E H Wilson

We the undersigned Citizens ^of Nicholas County^ & neighbors of Noah Varner & E. H. Wilson would recommend to the Governor to remit the Bonds amount of the Bonds referred to in this Petition —

W. J. Stitt
Jno. A Campbell
William Norvell
John Clay
John B Holloway
J H Cox
Sam^l L Brunker
Sam^l Marshall
W C Dille
B A Whiteker
John Heinrichs
L Long
W^m Moffett
Noah Taylor
William S Smith
Milton Hornbeck
Jarrett Burden
Wm. Buckley
John W Snapp
J M Heldrith
J, W, Sharp
W, H. Phillips