To His Excellency — Beriah Magoffin —

Gov. of the State of Kentucky; Whereas John W. Valentine, was fined, in the sum of Fifty Dollars, at the Feb. Term of the Warren Equity & Criminal Court, upon the charge of "carrying concealed — a deadly weapon — " under the following circumstances — Said Valentine was in a rencountre, with a man largely over his size, When his antagonist drew, a rock on him, thereupon said Valentine drew a weapon, and ended the difficulty — Although the fine may be in accordance with a rigid construction of the law — yet we hope the circumstances under which the offense was committed, are sufficiently palliating. to authorise the clement interferance of your Excellincy, in behalf of M^r Valentine — who is an old citizen of our place — highly honorable and a gentleman, but a man, whose financial condition, and family, the enforcement of said fine, would very much oppress. We the undersigned citizens of Bowling Green, and Warren Co, respectfully request your Excellency — to remit said fine

J J W Dunham
x Chas Jackson
J. I. Foster
Edwin Baxter
A Howard
Cha^s Pater
W^m Browning
x Geo. C. Rogers
x C. R. Edwards
Jo^s M Barclay
x H. H. Skiles
x A. C Wright
V. S. Hay
John Mallory
E. S. D^eLong
x Jno Loving
x L A Graham
E. L. Mattery
W. E. Barringer
E. A. M^cNair
M. B Etournay
W. S. Ragland
W. N. McNeal
H. V. Loving
x John A. Robinson

Respite 12 mo
B. M
Warren Eq. Ct
$50 } Weapons
J. W. Valentine
Iss^dMay 13. 1861