To his Excellency —
Gov Mcgoffin

Your petitioner Frank Kern states that he agreed to pay $6000 for some property in Louisville and he paid thereon $4200. — That the remainder $1800. was such on and his property has all been sold and only bought the $1800. owing to the presure caused by the war, that he supported his family while paying for his property by Keeping a coffee house, that owing to his trouble at loosing all his property, he forgot the day his licensens to keep the coffee house run out, and he was indicted four times and find $100. in all and $43.80 cost besided Commissions &^c &^c, that he stoped selling so soon as he was indicted until he procured licens, that he now has licens. — He says that the execution is in the hands of the officer, and the return day is next monday. 31 March 7 April 1862, that if he has to pay it, it will take every thing he has in the world, and leave his family in want, that owing to wounds recieved and expenses in the Mixicon War under Genl Taylor, he is unable to perform manuel labor, under the circumstances above, he pays your Excellency to remit the fine. —

Capt F Kerns