To Hon Beriah Magoffin
Governor of Kentucky,

We the Undersigned Citizens of Newport would respectfully State, that on the 26^th day of December 1860, M^r John Dilling was fined in the Sum of Fifty Dollars by P. B. Payne, a Justice of the peace for the 1^st District of Newport in Campbell County The offense for which he was So fined was Selling liquor to minors. The facts in the case were that while Said Dilling was in Cincinnati Ohio a boy came into his store with a Bottle & purchased from M^rs Dilling 3 cents worth of whiskey, and for it carried it off from the premises to the home of his parents. M^r Dilling we can State from our personal Knowledge of many years is an honest industrious, law abiding Citizen, a man whose character is above reproach. He is and has been but a short time Engaged in the Merchandising of groceries & soft goods and obtained Merchants License to retail liquor by the quart. He would not we are confident violate the law Knowingly. We recommend him to the Executive clemency as one in whose behalf it ought to be exercised.

Iss^dJay 3
$50. } Selling liquor to Minors
John Dilling
Remission Iss^dJany 17 1862