To Hon B. Magoffin Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, The undersigned Citizens of Trigg County and neighbours of Deliam Futrell would beg leave to represent that that whereas James Futrell the son of the aforesaid Deliam Futrell was charged with the murder of Whitmill Martin in Trigg County about the 18^th Dec^r 1859, and he having been tried before an examining Court and helf to bail in the Sum of one thousand dollars, and the said Dilliam Futrell become surety in his bail bond, that the said James Futrell afterwards fled from the state and did not appear before the Trigg Circuit Court at the time specified in the said Bail Bond thereby rendering his Father the said Diliam Futrell liable for the amount thereof one thousand dollars, for which a judgment was rendered against him at the last term of the Trigg Circuit Court, We would verry respectfully beg leave to state to your exelency that Mr Dilliam Futtrell is a poor man and that it will require the last thing he has to pay the amount of the judgment aforesaid, and that he has a family wholy dependent upon him for support, we would therefore verry respectfully petition your excelency to remit that part of the said judgment which belongs to the state of Kentucky. and we will as in duly bound ever pray.

Jany 9^th 1861

Trigg Cir Ct.

Remitted as to $500 bond respited as to balance for 12 mo

B. M
$1000. } For Recog
Dallam Futrill
Iss^dFeby 11 1861