To his Excellency Beriah Magoffin Govenor of the State of Ky

Your Petitioner A. P. Henson states that on the day of 1860 he entered into a recognizance in the Knox circuit court in the sum of One hundred dollars for the appearance of a certain Mr. V Hall in the Knox circuit court as its Sept Term 1860. the said Hall was indicted for carrying concealed a Pistol — He says that the said Hall failed to appear the Sept Term of the Knox circuit court and consequently the bond was forfeited and a summons was ordered against your Petitioner — He says that the said Mr. V. Hall has gone to parts unknown to your Petitioner — He says that when he entered into the obligation for the appearance of the said Hall in the Knox circuit court, he was a blacksmith and working for your Petitioner and he had no idea that he would try to get away; He says that

in this he was disappointed — He says that Judgment has gone against the said Hall — and consequntly he has no remedy except the timely intervention of your Excellency — He says that at the approaching term of the Knox circuit court a Judgment will be rendered against your Petitioner for the $100 —

He says that he has just [...] or nice and common life for himself & wife and that he is very poor having nothing but what is excempt from [...], (but he does not claim such exception) and if this Judgment shall be com called off of him, it will for a long time be very oppressive of upon him — and if the Executive clemency will interpose and save him from paying the one hundred dollars it will be a Rainbow of promise to him & his young rising hopes

Your Petitioner asks your Petitioner that your Excellency to remit, or present the collections

of said surers —

A. P. Hensan

Knox County

A P Hensan says that he believes the statements of the foregoing Petitioner are true

A P Hensan

Sworn to before me by A P Hensan this day of Feby 1861

We the undersigned ask your Excellency to grant the prayer of the within petition —

James H Pogrel
V L Jackson
Jas T Gosher
James [...]
A [...]
W H Brofford
T. G Pryr
Jams Black
John Goodin
Santford Sparks
Jesse goodin
A E Pogue
Thos Groses
William Cain
Bej. Huse
Jn A Bosier
WB Anderson
Young Higgons
W L Jones

Knox Cir Ct
$100 } Recog
A. P. Henson
Iss^dMar 2 1861
Respited 6 Mo
B. M.