To his excellency Beriah Mcgoffin
Gofernor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Your petitioner Joseph P, Murry respectfully shoeth unto ^your^ excellency that at the Nov, term of the Clay Circuit Court 1860, he was fined fifty Dollars for carrying concealed a deadly weapon to wit a pistol he states that oweing to some dificulties he had with Woodson Lyttle who had beaten him upon an occasion previous to his carrying the pistol, he did carry a pistol a few days, but he has never done so since & does not intend to again — he states that he is quite a poor man with a family and it would greatly distress him & his family if he had said fine to pay he states that he is quite a peacable man as all his neighbours will bear witness and not disposed to have dificulties and weak in point of physical strength and entirely sober and orderly in his habits — he therefore prays your excellency to remit s^d fine

Joseph P Murry

Sworn to before me By J P Murry nov 23^rd 1860

G W Price clerk [...]

We the undersigned believeing that the statements of the foregoing petition are true pray to be heard in behalf of the petitioner and pray your excellency to remit s^d fine.

I hope that you will remit the fine against Joseph P Murry

Yours respt
Granville Pearl

Clay Cir. ct
$50 } Concealed Weapons
Jo^s P. Murry
Resp^d 12 mos
Iss NovDec. 1. 1860
Remission Iss^d
Jany 14. 1862

Clay Co

Respite 12 mos
B. M