To his Excellency Beriah Mgoffin Esqr. Governor of the commonweal^th^ of Ky — Your Petitioner William Douglas of Casey County would respectfully State unto your Excellency that at the May term of the Casey ^County^ Circuit Court through the hatred and Malice of afew individuals he was presented by the grand jury for fenceing up a portion of the high way the facts of the case are these one John Durham made a new fence infringeing on the Publick road, and your Petitioner made a new fence by Sid Durhams and left a lane and left sufficient Room for sid Road to run where in fact it formerly run and in fact was viewd out to run all of which your petitioner was ready to Establish before the traverse Jury but his Lawyer unknown to him compromised with the commonwealths Attorny and I was fined ten Dollas & the cost which your Petitioner prays your Excellence to interpose your constitutional right, and remit the Same and your Petitioner will ever pray ^for the^ correctness of the Above he has procured the names of a Number of his Neighbors who are conversent with the facts of the case as it respects the Road and its Situation and the Disposal of the case by his Lawyer who Joins your Petitioner in his prayer for relief &C Nov. 30^th 1860

William Douglas