To His Excellency the Governer of Kentucky

Your Petitioner, would respectfully ask leave to represent that about the first of July last he had an unfortunate personal difficulty with a man by the name of Wadkins. that the said Wadkins provoked the same and upon trial by Jury was fined an equal sum of $5. & costs, Your petitioner would further represent that he has a family to support & cannot without depriving them of the comforts nay the bare necessities of life pay the said fine- small as it is. & therefore begs yr clemency in remitting the same.

Very Respectfully
Your OB^t Humb^l Ser^t

I according to the direction of conscience believe M^cDaniels fine ought to be remitted

John R Graham

Frankfort Po Ct
$5. } assault
E. W. M^cDaniel

Remitted
B. M

Iss^dAug 30. 1861