To his Excellency B M^cGoffin
Governor Commonwealth of Kenty

Whereas as the Nov Term of the Caldwell Circuit Court Thos Simpson was tried on a charge of disturbing religious worship and fined Ten Dollars. and Costs and having mainly the care of a mother and three Sisters and in very humble circumstances and this being the only charge against him or that we ever heard, of against him but on the contrary he is of good moral character now Standing now we your petitioners would ask for executive clemency in his case by the remission of said fine and by so doing your petitioners would be under renewed Obligations

January 18, 1861

F W Dodds Depty Sheriff A T Wilds C Nelson James Keeny Joseph Dunn W R Buckford G. M. Pearce J A Nelson W G L Morse W^m Riley John Holeman J L Dallar W^m Board John Stewart G D E Trayler W. C. Blackburn L D Stevens Sam Riggs C G Eskue T. K. Stevenson W M Stevens L M Asher, H W Morse John H Riggs P H C Brown B N Danson C C P C John Stromatt G Stewart L D Cambliss T G Tralick D E Sigler W^m R Layfreell Maris A Crowder Morgan Haleman J W Sulivan W. J. Hillyard S T Grove W H Calvert J R Clift R C Boyd S H Leech R H Fryer W H Fraley John P Dalton