Winchester Ky July 9^th 1861
Hon B Magoffin
Dr Sir

Last week my nephew George F. Whitehead & myself were trying a Pistol by shooting at a target — it took place on the evening of the 2^d Inst. in my own pasture lot in the rear of the town, not in proximity to any residence or near where any humans being was at or likely to be and just inside of the town limits of Winchester, and which was in violation of a recent ordinance a bye law of said term, We have confessed judgment for $3⁰⁰five each ^in the Police Court of Winchester^exclusive of costs, the latter being $4⁵⁰each against each of us, The violation of the Law was not willful, and we respectfully ask a remission of the fine, and we promise to do no more firing except against we do it in defending our State. Your compliance will oblige Your friend,

Jas Flanagan

Winchester July 9' 1861
To His Excelency B. Magoffin

I have received the within petition & know it to be true. & hope your Exsellency will remit the fines Our Lincolnites are terribly afraid of for guns They disturbs their dreams & they see grim visaged harried war in everything. yet will we will eventually serve up southern rights notwithstanding our inglorious defeat, please remit the fine

Jas Husker

Winchester Ky July 9" 1861
Grant Green Eqr
Dr Sir

Will do you me the kindness to present the enclosed to his Excll Gov Magoffin. You will see from it, that I have violated the peace & dignityof an ordinance of my goodly village, which I need hardly assure you was unintentional, My nephew G F Whitehead was particeps in the matter we will be [...] $9⁰⁰ ^costs^ exclusive of the fine of $3⁰⁰ each. It is a small matter, but $6⁰⁰ is now as much as $20. was 6 months since. Your attention will oblige.

Your friend
Jas Flanagan

Remitted
B M