To his Excellency
Beriah Magoffin
Governor of the Commonwealth of Ky

we the undersigned members of the bar of Greenupsburg Ky — and citizens of the County of Greenup, would respectfully represent, that William R. Smith of Greenup County, was Indicted — by the Grand Jury of Greenup County ^for keeping a tipling house^ on on the [...] day of May 1861 — and the Defendent came into Court — & confessed a judgement — but with a promise of the Commonwealth's Atty R. H. Stanton that he would have the fine remited, by the Governor Except — cost if possible — the offense consisted of the Defendent having sold a qut of Liquor an on Election Day — and probably a Drink or such a matter besides the quart — Smith is a man in humble circumstances, with a large family to Support, and owing to the presssure of the times & scarcity of money — a sale of his property would result in a great Sacrifice, to the Defendent Smith In view of all these facts — we

would respectfully represent, that the circumstances by which this case is Surrounded, Should claim Executive clemency & interposition —

we therefore petition your Excellency — to remit the fine Except cost

Geo. E. Roe Attorny for Greenup Co
James Morton Late J G C
Charles M Smith
Robert A Smith
Edward G Warnock
H C Davidson
J. C. Kouns
John E. Winn
W. S. Kouns
D. A. Hinton
Jno, C, Adams Presiding Judge for Greenup County
John Tanner Jr.
Allen myers Jailor
W C Ireland
J. L. Dupuy
Ed. J [Dulkin]
L. D. Ross
Jesse Coner
Hugh craycraft
H. L. Reid
Jefferson Keaton

I concur in the above recommendation,

R H Stanton

Remitted
B. M

Greenup Cir. Ct

$60 } Tipling
W^m R. Smith
Iss^dApr 24. 1862