To his Excellency
The Governor of Kentucky,

Your Petitioners John B Wilgus & Isaac N Sheppard state that Judgment was obtained against them at the last Febuary Term of the Circuit Court for Fayette as Surities for David Sheppard's appearances on Several indictments for Misdemeanors for keeping disorderly house &c in Lexington. Sheppard having failed to appear Judgment was rendered as above stated, was replevied & is now about to be Enforced against them Your petitioner John B Wilgus further states that he is Surety on a [...][...] bond for Said Sheppard in a case for ^a similar^ misdemeaner which he carried to the Court of appeals for $250 the case being there affirmed This $250 he will be compelled to pay. The original Judgment thereon was rendered at the Febuary Term 1859 of the Fayette Circuit Court.

Your Petitioners State that David Sheppard has left the State of Kentucky and is now living in Paris Ill. that he is a poor man with five children and wholly unable to pay it without injuring his family: That he has made the state of Illinois his home; is living on a farm and behaving himself as a good citizen They believe that the prosecutions got up against him here were got up maliciously and he left the State of Ky because he believed he could not get a fair trial

Your Petitioners as his Sureties pray ^that he & they^ to be released from the pay ment of the above Sums as they believe it is a proper case for the interferences of the Executive

J B Wilgus
I. N. Sheppard

We recommend the remission of the above fines, & bonds.

L. P. Young
B F Graves
E, D, Burke
John B Payne Jr
G C Graves
W. W. Graves
Thos [Thomas ]
F H Maurer
W^m L Lyons
W O Root
Z Sanckart
W. Mentelle
H. B. Searcy
H D Hulett
C Tuttles
G. W. Fothergill
Michael Hogarty
Jas. W. White
James M Graves
Geo A. Shely
P. C Hartwell
P. R. Henesy
W. H. Marriott
H. Lancaster

Respite 12 Mo^s
B. M.

Fayette Cir. Ct
$250 } Forfeited Recognizance

J. B. Wilgus & Isaac N Shepherd
Resp^d 12 Mos.

Iss^d July 10. 1860
Remitted
B. M.

Iss^dJuly 11. 1861