Morehead Ky
Hon B Mcgoffin
Sir

I was present at the present term of the Rowan Circuit Court & heard the cause of the commonwealth vs H. G. Burns called — which he was fined for carrying consealed a Deadly weapon — the facts are that his servant a man of coller had heard an individual say that if H. B. Burns came to the clerk office to attend to the business of a client that he would whip him & Burns armed himself for the moment & when he

went to the office he was attacked & his weapon protected him this is a true history of the circumstances as I [found] them at the calling of the cause for trial H G Burns confess Judgment that he could not introduce his servant I think it is a case that would justify a remission of the fine

Your Friend
J M Nesbitt

All for [Brick] & Jo in Rowan
J M Nesbitt