Grayson Ky April 24^th 1861
To his Excellency B M^cGoffin Govenor of the commonwealth of Kentucky

Sir — At the last term of the Carter Circuit Court — Henry K Overton, Geo. T Henry. L J Goble and A J Lansdown, were indicted by the Grand jury for Carter County for playing Cards, in a private room. The witness was a Massachusetts man with northern proclivities, and the Gentlemen indicted were southern rights men. It is said there were others playing at the same time, but as the witness supposed they were sympathizers with the North, the witness did not say anything about them. The defendants came into court, and confessed judgment for

$20, — each which was rendered by the Court — Now it is almos the unanimous opinion that your excellency would be doing an act of justice and clemency to remit so much of said fines as may be coming to the commonwealth Further I am confident the Gentlemen were not playing for profit, but merely for amusement as they are gentlemen of high standing. M^r Nesbit the commonwealth atty for this district requests me to write this, and says he will do the same, which I suppose he has done. I am with much Respct

Your obt Svt —
H M Richards
County Atty

Carter Cir. Ct
$20 } Gaming
H. K Overton & others

Iss^dApr 30, 1861

Remitted
B. M