To his Excellency B. MaGoffin
Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Your Petitioners Citizens of Morgan County would Respectfully State that at the June term 1861. of the Morgan Circuit Court one W^m Ballard Jones was fined in two cases' $20 — each for Illegal Gaming and further that Said Jones is' a good Man, and old "Virginia Gentleman" and was only caught by the Grand Jury for playing a game with some Gentlemen for some little "Refreshments" a thing we think the law never contemplated to harass Gentlemen for — they would further represent that said W^m B. Jones is a poor Man with Scarcly any Estate Except a family of Small Children it will nearly impoverish him and family to pay the costs, of the Commonwealth, for these reasons and considering the "hard times" we Respectfully ask to you to remit the two fines — June 30 1861.

I think that Mr Jones ought not to pay the fines that have been assest against him

A S Davidson

times are so hard that it would be next to impossible for Mr Jones to pay them & your Excellency will remit them yours &c

Remitted
B. M

Morgan Cir Ct
2 Jud $20 } Gaming
W. B. Jones

Iss^dJuly 18 1861