To his Excellency B. Magoffin Govenor of the state of Kentucky,

The undersigned citizens of Mercer County very respectfully represent to your Excellency that J. M. Nicholson is now confined in the Penitentiary of this state that he is a citizen of Mercer County and was sentenced to serve in the Penitentiary for two years or thereabouts and has served 18 months or more of the term — They state that he is an aged man, has a wife and children in Mercer County who are in very indigent circumstances and dependant upon their labor for bread, that they require, and kneed his assistance and labor for their sustenance and are in great kneed of the same that we are his Nieghbors and acquainted with the condition of his family and there fore as he can be of no use to the state of value, and as he is aged and in bad health we respectfully ask that you will pardon him, and return him to his helpless family
April 10 — 1861

Jacob Mitchell
Jeremiah Martin
James abbey
fraknen. paley

Names
J L Powell
G W Sutherland
Layfayette Algood
G. M. Kershaw
S M Lewis
W T Curry
J V Hutton
H M Fatridge
J A Buford
Jas,, E Shannon

We unite to His Excellcy B. Magoffin in requesting that he pardon the said Nicholas & return him to his helpless family — Apil 1861,

W. A. Hooe
P M B Strongman
J. Harlan
James Harlan Jr.
C H May
James D Hardin
Ben. C. Trapnall
O S Poston
Len C Allin
J Burdett
John [...]
H. J. Burns
E gabbert
S w parkar
Rich^d. Huff
Geo. W. Tompkins
T C Shouse
W. H. Daniel
H N Hieonymous
Andrew Vaughn
C. P. Springer
W^m Fallans
John, C, Chinn
J. W. Morgan
C. C. Smedley
J H Thomas
L. C. Gabbert
Simon, Vanarsdell
ThoAllin
W^m Howell
Jesse Wickersham
Arsbury Norton

Franklin Cir Ct
Petition in behalf of J. M Nicholson