Mtsterling Montgomery County Ky
And

To the Trustees of Mtsterling Edgar Thompson represents that a short time before the last stay law went into effect he was called upon by one A J Summerville to become his surity in a recognizance to appear for trial at the May Term 1861 ^police court^ — That said Summerville had been staying with his father in law and he could not well refuse &c And that he did become his surity But when the time arrived your Petitioner thought it only necessary that Summerville should appear himself. He therefore procured him a horse and sent him to Town thinking and believing that was all he was required to do by law

He states that said Summerville did come to Town but never appeared in courst. That since which time he thought he was fully acquitted Butuntil recently to wit at the last Court ^Police^ after by the expense of employing Counsel to represent the petitioner &c (who elicited the foregoing facts and circumstances) he finds that he has forfeited his recognizance and although believing from having procured a horse and sending the prisoner to Town that he was acquitted yet he is now responsible for his said recognizance

and it is adjudged for him to pay $25 and the cost the amount of his bond. He further states that said Summerville was arraigned for a breach of the peace that he has since left the county and is wholy insolvent Your Petitioner therefore repectfully prays your body to release him of said forfeiture in as much as he protests he is innocent of any derilection of duty and the wrong perpetrated by your petioner was simply from ignorance

Resply Edgar Thompson

The undersigned unite in the forgoing prayer

J Howard F. J. M.
A. Voris M. M. S.
Samual McKee Atty
R. W. Mayhugh Trustee
A J Wyatt (Trustee
J. W. Crawford
Clk. M. C. C.
Capt. Jno. L. Williams
Sol. Backmann

I believe the judgment was improperly given & ought to be remitted

F. F. [Hazelip]
J B Erwin

Montgomery Cir. Ct
$25. } recog
E. Thompson
Remission Iss^dApr 24. 1862

Remitted
B. M