To His Excellency
The Governor of Kentucky —

Your petitioner Henry C. Galespie states that he was arrested and tried in Febry 1862 on a charge of assaulting Milton [Sterling] in his house and without any positive evidence was convicted before John Bosley Esq a justice of the peace of Washington County, of a breach of the peace and adjudged to pay a fine of $30 and costs and undergo a term of confinement in Jail of 15 days He was not guilty of the charge — Not having committed at the time, he did not appeal from the finding and shortly afterwards enlisted in the U S volunteer Services which caused his absence until recently when he returned on account of sickness and was arrested and confined in Jail about the 4^th of this month under said judgement and now [remains in] jail — He is a very poor young man and has a family and being wrongfully imprisoned and now without the means of appeal as he is advised he prays Your Excellency to remit said judgment and release him from Jail —

Henry C Gillespie

Sworn to before me by H C Gillespie June 11 1862

Jas. P. Barbour clk

We concur in the prayer of the foregoing petition June 11 1862

M R Hardin
C W Gentry
Henry C Allin
W^m M^cFatridge

Near Mackville Jan 12^th 1862
To Governor Maggoffin
Dear Sir

Owing to my not having sufficient time before the mail closes I have but few signatures to this petition. but what they lack in number. I think they make up in quality; Doctor Allen and Mr. M^cfatridge were both raised near your old residence. The other two I presume you know by character which is of the most respectable class in the hope that it may suit your Excellencys [view] of justice, to grant the annexed petition of my unfortunate son

I subscribe myself your old Friend
Jas. E Gillespie

Washington J. P.
$30 15 day imprisonmet
H. C Gillespie
Iss^dJuly 22. 1862

Remitted
B. M