Florence Ky August 3, 1861
To his Excellency
B MaGoffin Gov^r of Ky

The under Signed your petitioners would respectfully represent

That C OHerren a Respectable Irishman of this place was fined this day twenty dollars and Costs by a Jury empaneled by the Police Court of this Town for Giving a slave a Gallon of whiskey Said C OHerren acknowledged the charge Brot against him and says that he had no intention of violating the law that he had hired the Slave to cut a Small pice of Grass for him and thought he had the right to give him the whiskey being entirely ignorant of the law governing such cases

Now your petitioners would respectfully represent that the said C OHerrin is a good peaceable citizen and an honerable man and had no intention of violating the law and in consequence of his good character and being a man of large family and small means we respectfully pray your excellency to remit said fine

Florence Po ct
$20 } liquor
C OHerrin

Resp^d 12 Mos

Iss^dAug 30. 1861