To his excellency Governer B Magoffin

We would respectfully represent to your excellency that at the last Febuary term of the Warren Criminal and Equity Court there were three indictments tried that the Defendant Jos. Khan was tried upon three indictments against him- for tippling — on nos 1 & 2 he was fined $20. — each, and on No 3 he was fined $40. — Now as all means of enforcing the collection of debts have been removed by law — and as it is impossible to collect any considerable amount under the present depressed condition of financial affairs and the unsettled condition of the public mind; We would petition that the said Josh Kahn be released from the three above mentioned fines- and in addition would State that has not now as we believe those sums- that can be spared from the support of his family and although he has debts to several times that amount owing to him- yet for the above reason they can not now be made available and if the Sheriff were to attempt to make the sums out of the proceeds of the sale of his property under execution it would require a sacrifice of $300, or more worth of property — Therefore we respectfully ask to have him released by your excellency from these fines; and we think under all the circumstances that he should be saved from the payment of them by your clemency.

James, D, Hines
John A, Huges
Tom L Burnam
P, R, Mitchell
Sam Murrell Jr
J F Davis
John J Cooke
Cha^s D Allen

Gov B Magoffin
From } Petition
Warren Eq Ct
Jos Khan

Respite 12 Mo
B, M

2 Judgts of $2.0 &
1 " " $40

Iss^dAug 30. 1861