State of Kentucky
Hancock County
To His Excellency
the Govenor of Ky.

The undersigned John C. Thomas R. J. Blanford, A. G. Vawter, R. A. Higdon. D. Dunn and Henry Dale would most respectfully state and represent to his excellency the Govenor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky that in August 1859 Daniel Cook had a difficulty and rencounter in the town of Lewisport in this county with one Hutchinson and in the difficulty Cook fired a pistol at Hutchinson as these petitioners then and now believe under circumstances of justification. Hutchinson made his exscape and Cook was arrested and committed for trial on the 20^th day of August 1859. and held to bail to appear at the next circuit court and the petitioners afs^d. became his bail in the penalty of one hundred dollars. Cook was sick and unable to attend said term of the court. An indictment was found agst him at the Aug. term 1859. of the Hancock circuit court.

Cook having removed to Spencer county in the State of Indiana your petitioner J. C. Thomas

applied to your excellency for a requisition and on the 8^th day of Octo 1859 obtained your excellencys requisition authorizing him to proceed to the State of Indiana for the purpose of demanding and receiving from the proper authorities of said State the said Cook and thereupon the said J. C. Thomas obtained a warrant of arrest agst s^d. Cook from the Govenor of the State of Indiana and placed the same in the hands of the Sheriff of Spencer County in said State in which county said Cook then and still resides and the said Sheriff although often requested & urged so to do failed and actually refused to arrest the said Cook and deliver him as required by the warrant of the Govener of Indiana.

At the Febuary term 1861 of the Hancock Circuit court said bail bond was forfeited and judgment rendered agst your petitioners for the same of one Hundred dollars — & costs. The original requisition and duly certified copies of the Indictment, Bail Bond and judgment afs^d are herewith filed as part hereof.

The undersigned were and are now confident said Cook would have been acquited if he had stood his trial

They used every effort in their power to bring him to trial and would have succeeded in the Sheriff of Spencer County Indiana where Cook resided had done his duty.

Your petitioners are poor men and would be greatly oppressed by being compelled to pay the amt afs^d adjudged agst them

Whereupon they petition the clemency of your Excellency and pray a remission of the judgment afs^d agast them &c. and as in duty bound they will ever pray &c.
August 28^th 1861.

D. Dunn
A G Vawter
Henry Dale
R. A. Hidgon
John C Thomas
R, J Blanford

We the undersigned respectfully Petition His Excllency the Govener of the Commonwealth of Ky. to remit the fine above refered to and state that the collection of the same would greatly distress the above named petitioners. and believe their prayr ought to be granted