To his Excellency B Magoffin
Governor of Kentucky

Your petitioner Thomas J Smith states that at the Nov^r ^1860^ Term of the Washington Circuit Court a fine of $65⁰⁰ was assessed against him for carrying a pistol — He states that at the time he carried said pistol he was Just getting out of a hard spell of sickness and was very feeble — and petitioner had been informed that his life had been threatened by two or three persons in the neighborhood, with whom he had had some difficulties ^and he was advised by his freinds to go armed^ and the time he was seen with a pistol was afterwards while in a difficulty with one of these persons and petitioner did not use said pistol then

We state that he is a poor man and has a [...] [...] -

Wherefore he prays your Excellency to remit said fine &c

T. J. Smith

Sworn to before me by T J Smith Dec^r 27^th 1860 —

R S Peters C. W. C

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The undersigned citizens of Washinton County Respectfully Join in the prayer of the foregoing petition —

Washington Cir Ct
Remitted
B. M
$65 } Weapons
Tho J Smith
Iss^dFeby 11.. 1861.