To his Excellency J. F. Robinson Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Your Petitioner T J Clark would most respectfully state to Your Excellency that at the May term 1862 of the Marion Circuit Court a judgement was rendered in favor of the Commonwealth of Ky against Your Petitioner for the sum of $200 — besides costs for the charge of Keeping a gaming house — Your Petitioner would state that he did ^not^ intend to keep a gaming house nor did he keep a Gaming tho a few of his friends did game for a short time in his house for very small assets tho without his approbation and no knowing the danger or responsibility that rested on him for a small game at cards. Your Petitioner ^would state that the late Governor^ respited this fine for 12 months and Your Petitioner has paid the costs and did hope to be able to pay the fine before the 12 months expired tho he finds that now it will be impossible to do so as he has a wife and four children to support all young and one that is totally helpless and the business house and dwelling house in Lebanon Ky has been passed and taken from him by the Federal officers and thereby threw him out of business and deprived him of the means to support his family and he cannot pay the fine and putting him in jail would not pay the fine

and has no friends that are able and willing to advance the payment of the fine therefore Your Petitioner would most respectfully ask a remission of the fine.

T J. Clark

Sworn to before me by T J Clark this November 18 1862

F B Merimee clerk
Marion Circuit Court

The undersigned join in the petition of T. J. Clark and respectfully ask a remission of the fine

The house of T. J. Clark was pressed and taken possession of by the Federal officers while vacated by Mr Clark who was compelled to leave his home on account of his known Loyalty and that the house was not taken for any other cause & sd Clark upon account of his loyalty did & was necessiated to leave and remain from home for over a month during the time the Confederates occupied Lebanon

F. B. Merimee
J, W, Tyler
N T Berry
N. S. Ray
Thos. C. Woods
Jas M. Fidler Clk

The undersigned join in the Petition of T J Clark and respectfully ask a remittance of his fine

Clarks Pettn to remit fine

From Marion Cty

Remitted except $50. of fine 12 months respite of ballance

J F Robinson

Marion Cir Ct
$200 } Gaming

Hand B, Spaulding

T. J. Clark
Iss^dFeby 9. 1863