New Castle Dec^r 5 1862
To His Excellency Govn^r Robinson

The undersigned Citizens of Henry County Ky would resepectfully state that as the last septr term of the Henry Ct Court a Judgment for $150 & costs was rendered vs Edward Hayden in favor of the Commonwealth for striking & beating M^r Ransdale. That the difficulty grew out of a conversation about slavery &c. The Evidence having been transmitted to you by the Judge of this Court —

We have known Edward Hayden for many years and we believe and are fully satisfied that for ten or fifteen years he has been and is now a monomaniac on the subject of Religion and Especially on the subject of slavery. He thinks it a sin to own or sell a slave. He believes that he has shared revelations from god. He is rational on other subjects. But on these if difered with he becomes furious and will at any time fall out with his best friends & even with his own brothers. He would not attend the trial or sanction this petition because he said God would attend to it for him — We believe that no fine however great would have any influence or restraint on his conduct. He has no difficulties or quarrels with any one

unless the subject of slavery is mentioned & his views disagreed to. We believe he is not responsible for his conduct growing out of the slavery question and therefore we believe this fine ought as a matter of pure justice to be remitted and therefore ask your Excellency to remit the same.

Geo. C. Deane
Ct Judge.
Geo.T. Hamston clk C C
I. N. Webb
Jno C Monfort P Judge
Henry cty court
J. W. Pearce
L. M. Perry
W^m A, Perry
J Valentine
J. W. Moody
Tho^s Rodman
W A Holland
Robt B Gray
Jo Rodman
J P, Sparks

Pettn for remitting fine of Edward Haden by Citizens of Henry County

I conclude that Edw^d Haden must be a monomaniac on the Negro. He and no one for him attended the legal andtrue defense was not made before the jury — The fine is remitted 15 Jany 1863

J F Robinson

Henry Cir. Ct
$150 } Assault
Iss^dJany 16. 1863