Danville 11 July 1862
Gov^r M^cGoffen
Frankfort
D^r Sir

W^m Robbins was fined by the Police Judge of Danville $5. for giving (not selling) a dram of whiskey to one of My Mothers Slaves — without her permission in writing. in Violation of one of the Town Ordinances.

The young man is very poor & laboring under a [genof] disease. His morals are I believe quite explenary — and is trying very hard to make a living.

I believe in this case the fine ought be remitted. He will have to pay any how some

three Dollars ⁷⁰ costs. enough for an act, the illegality of which he was imprisoned —

I might have been caught in the same predicament for I did not know of such an ordinace & I presume the young man did not. I do do think that not twenty men outside of the town officers know that such an ordinace exists —

I hope you will remit the fine & thus oblige

[Yrs respt]
Joshua F Bell

Danville Co Ct
$5 } Whiskey
W^m Robbins