Midway Ky July 16^th 1861
To Hon B Magoffin
Gov^r of Ky

We the undersigned Citizens of the county of Woodford state of Ky — Would Respectfully Represent-That on 13^th Inst — Ja^s F. Graves and Joel H Sheets of this place being Engaged in a Rencounter — and that while so Engaged — Nelson Graves son of the said Ja^s F Graves (aged 14 years) being present did assault the said J H Sheets with a stone (not however inflicting material injury) for which offence the said Nelson Graves was arranged before Justice Sam^l Clinton and fined the sum of nine dollars ($9.⁰⁰) and costs — now the undersigned would Respectfully pray your Hon,,' to Remit the whole or so much of said fine as may be compatible with the obligations of your office believing that the said youth ^was^ a [...] in the matter by that naturalsolicitude which as son would feel under the circumstances — And your petitioners will ever pray &c

N,, J,, Roberts
W. A. Leavy
F C Wood
J, Harris

Wm, N Thomasson,
James Ford
Samuel B Utterback
John levyer
Jesse Martin
N. B. Wells.
M Buford
C,, M,, Stewart
Isiack Lewis
Thomas Finlay
J M Woolums
J. H. Woolums
N Davis
Geo H Norton Druggist
Tho J Iles
M. E. Poynter
John F. Ryan
S. T. Woolums

Remitted
B. M

Woodford J. P.
$9. } assault
Nelson Graves

Iss^dJuly 18. 1861