Hon M^r M^cGoffin Governor of Ky

Your humble Petitioner Silas Johnson asks and prayes your clemency to be extended toward him, Your humble Petitioner further states that he was fined in the Butler Edmonson Equity & Criminal Cour to the amount of $60.⁰⁰ for retailing spirits. Your humble petitioner is a very poor man, having a large family to support. and since the fine was adjudged by the Court. the said Pet Petitioner. had his House and all his furniture & Clothing burned up consequently he is dependent upon your clemency and the clemency of the community in which he lives, and further the said Petitioenr is not disposed to violate the Law in any shape or form whatever,, it being the first time that he ever at any time attempted to violate the Law which was done throug ignorance the said petioniter further states that the he sold some ardents Spirits at a shooting match, by the persuasion of others, consequently my prayer is relief as a sound democrat.

We the undersigned unite in the ^prayer^ of the Petitioner Silas Johnson,

Julian N Duvall
Harry Clark
John Clark
moses J Gott
A G Wheeling
Green H Clark
Hamelton Willis
John Huff
Danuel hunt
georg hewut
Joseph Johnson
John Wills
William W johnson
James W Johnson
Thomas H Wells
James Johnson
Janes Jones
William Wells
Isaac P Johnson
[Elkin] Johnson

Edmonson
E & C ct
Respite 12 mo
B. M
$60. } Tipling
Silas Johnson
Iss^dJany 22 1861