Dabney Kentucky Sept. 4^th 1861
To his Excellency Beriah Magoffin
Govenor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Your Petitioner would humbly Represent that at the sept. Term of the Pulaski Circuit Court in 1860 There was a Joint Inditement against James Doolin & L. D. Garner upon which they were fined $20. Each for retailing ^spiritous Liquor^ by the Quart being Merchants engaged in the sale of goods, wars, and Merchandise, we honestly believed we had a Right to sell by the Quart- to have it taken off and not drank near the Premicis which was done.- at no time has Either of us violated the Laws of our country Except in that instance which was ignorantly done. on Oct. 2^nd 1860 We petitioned your Excellency to Remit said fine

By petition including the within statements sworen to and cirtified by J. E. Cossin J. P. of Pulaski County with a great many of the best citizens in this county signed said Petition believing that it would be right for your Elcellency to remit sd fine — upon which your Excellency done us the Acknouledged favor.- to enter a Respite for Twelve months — for that portion going to the Commonwealth — since then L. D. Garner has gone to the State of Tennissee and I am told that I am responsible for the whole fine. which will soon be Due I again humbly petition your Excellency to remit said fine believing as all your humble petitioners did. in my former petition that it would be right for your Excellency to remit said fine

Especialy at such times as this, when we can not get money to pay our Taxes, if we cannot hold a Nutral position and are forced to pay for Prosicuting- (as I think) and unjust Ware. —

Yours Respectfuly
James Doolin

Pulaski Cir. Ct
$20 each } Liquor
Ja^s Doolin & L. D. Garner
Resp^d 12 Mos
Iss^dSept 10^th 1861