To B. Magoffin Governor of Kentucky

Your petitioner W^m W. Prater Would represent to your Excellency that Sometime in the year 1860 this petition was in Company with one of his (nephews) W^m W. Williams and Said Williams was to some extent intoxicated they was playing pranks on One another and Eventually Said Said Williams got in a passion And thro threw a glass at this petitioner this and this petitioner never repelled the assualt for on his part he represents to your honor that he never had any malice toward Said Williams altho [...] We were arrested and both were fined & the Jury assessed a fine against this petitioner for $31,50 and the Execution is now in the hands of the officer who will proceed to collect the Same unless restrained by your honor

W^m W WilliamsPrater
W^m W. Prater

the undersigned petitionersSubcribers Join in the prayer of the above petitioner for the remission of his fine in consequence of his poor Condition and large family

Magoffin J. P.
$3⁵⁰ } assault
W. W. Prater

Remitted
B. M

Iss^dMay 13. 1861