To his Excelency the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky,

your petitioner Daniel Remy would respectfully represent that on the [...] day of 1859, he was guilty of Violating the Statute of Ky prohibiting the retail of ardent Spirits in this manner to-wit, he had a license from the Johnson County Court to keep a tavern in said county & to retail ardent spirits at the point & did so and remained faithful to his bond & oath untill his said license run out, after which time he sold spiritious Liquors by the half gallon, but would not suffer the same drank or or adjacent to the premises untill the [...] day of [...]1859, he sold & required the purchases to Comply with his rules to carry the same off — which this petitioner supposed he did untill afterwards he was informed that he did not, but went before the grandjury of Said County & made an indictment against this petitioner, & at the present term of the Johnson Circuit Court he was fined the Sum of $20.⁰⁰ for said offense, he does not deny a violation of the law but says that he could not avoid it under the circumstances that he has been perfectly blind for the last 12 years & had obtained a License to keep a tavern in the country so that he could make a Support for himself wife & one child to prevent going to the poor house of the county, that he made known his rules in selling whisky to all who purchased & had

to rely upon their integrity as gentlemens to perform more especially when his wife was away from the house so that they could be looked after, he says that this one time was the only time his rules or the law was violated, he says that in addition to his blindness he is in very feeble health has nothing to support an but the labour of his wife & the charity of his neighbours, wherefore he prayes your Excelency to take Cognizance of his cause & grant him what relief it merits

Daniel Remy

We the undersigned Citizens of the county of Johnson Join in the prayer of the petitioner I ask his spedy relief —

Johnson
Cir. Ct
Daniel Remy
To
$20 } Petition Selling Liquor
Commonwealth of Kentucky