To his Exelency B Magoffin Gov of the Comth of Kentucky Your Petition^er^ Pheby Race states that she was fined the sum of $17 before A Riley Justice of the Peace of Pendleton County Ky for brach of the peace commited by Whippeing one Eliza Ralling She admits that she did give the said Eliza Ralling a Thrasing but the facts are theas she that is your Petitioner is 67 years old & the said Eliza Rallings is 24 years old that the said Eliza is a Woman of louse virtue that she came to the house of your Petitioner in the month of May 1862 Drunk & used very abusive language to wit she caled your petitioner a damed old Whore & many other hard names untill she could stand it no longer when she gathered a bush & give her a basting she pray that your Hon will Remit said fine in as much as she done no more then Any Decent Woman would have don under the same circumstances

Pheby Race

B Magoffin I posecuted the case for the Comlth vs Mrs Race & the facts as as she states in her pet & I was astonashed that the Jury fined her more then one cent I know Mrs Race

She is a woman of good caracture that is one of the best in the naughborhoo where she lives & the other woman is no better then one of the Davis Wimen of Frankfort & I have no hisatation in saying that the fine should be Remited & in fact I advise her to put you on the subject & have it Remited for I do not think she gave her a lick amiss so I Joine in the prayer that you Remit said fine

With Respect I Remaine yours
A G Roberts City Atty protem

P S Send Remit to me [Ill] send it to the petitioner
A G Robert

Respite 12 mo
B. M

Pendleton J P Ct
$17.
Pheby Race
Iss^dJuly 22. 1862