To His Excellency Beriah Magoffin Gov^r of Kentucky
Respected Sir

We whose names are signed below respectfully petition for the pardon of Thomas Birmingham who was Indicted in the Jefferson Circuit Court for Malicious Stabbing, the claims to clemency are that two witnesses for the Com^th alone were examined in the case & the principal witness bor evident marks of gross dissipation & worthlessness the other saw but little of the transaction they swore to enough to induce the jury to find the Deft guilty, but it was agreed by us before returning the verdict to recommend the Deft to mercy, he had been confined in jail a length of time & had no opportunity of procurring the attendance of witnesses to testify in his behalf, the principal witness we believe had lived with the Deft & mainly at his Expense & were drunk together when the stabbing occurred & they were possibly & probably alike in fault, about one week since & whilst prisoner was in jail his wife died leaving two children, needing the case of a parent, as they are now kept at the house of a charitable neighbor, with their considerations We join heartily in praying y^r Excellency to pardon the afs^d Thomas Birmingham

the following are the names of the Jurors

The Jury in their verdict recommended Executive clemency

Pat Hawes
P. D.

Birminghams case
Pen^y — Malicious stabbing —