To His Excellency.
The Hon. Beriah Magoffin

The undersigned would respectfully represent to your Honor that your Petitioner Alexander Harris was indicted at the March Term of the Madison Circuit Court for 1861 for carrying concealed weapons — was arrested under a bench warrant & with his brother who is now in the penitentiary, as surety entered into a recognizance for his appearance at the June term of the Madison Circuit Court. His brother subsequently & before the time for his appearance wrote him that it would not be necessary for him to appear at the time he was recognized to appear inasmuch as the case would not be tried. His brother was misinformed & was requested to communicate the fact to him. Alex. Harris would further represent to your Honor that he was innocent in the eyes of the law. & could have proven previous threats in justification of his having carried concealed weapons. He, having given bond in the sum of $100. and failing to appear is now confined in jail for the forfeiture &^c

Your petitioners would state that Alex Harris is a young man, poor but honest. & that they think his a case meriting the exercise of Executive Clemency in the remission of so much of the forfeiture as is in your power.

James Cosby
J H Lisle
M C. Hennessy
Amand Tutts
Bengamin Golden
Timothy Papo
G. E. Billingsley
W^m Quincy Davis
Jos R Harrisell T Marshall

Madison Cir. Ct
$50. } Weapons
Alex^r Harris

Remission Iss^dAug 14. 1861