To His Excellency Beriah M^cGoffin Govenor of the State of Kentucky —

Your petitioners respectfully represent that on the 4^th day of March 1861 George Shockey was tried before George R. Burgess a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Boyd for the commission of the offense of Disturbing religious worship- and was fined in the sum of twenty five dollars- The prosecution against him was begotten in a spirit of religious persecution- conducted by officious individuals and outside influences- under these circumstances we deem Mr Shockey a person who is eminently entitled to our recommendation to the clemency of the executive- his claims thereto are much enhanced by the consideration that he is person who is poor and whose earnings are required for the support of a large family — Trusting in your known high respect to the principles of humanity justice and mercy- We pray that the above named fine may be remitted —

Boyd J. P
Geo. Shocky's case
Boyd Co
Respite 12 mo
B. M
$25 } Misdemeanor
Iss^dApr 9. 1861