Augusta Ky
March 25^th/63
Gov. Jas. F. Robinson
Dear Sir

At the last term of the Bracken Circuit Court a gentleman by the name of John Elliott was fined for giving a slave a drink of liquor — It was done under the following circumstances —

M^r Elliott is, & was at the time a Hotel Keeper, and gave some young gentleman an oyster supper — the ownerson of the owner of the slave being one of the party — upon that occassion in the presence of this young man, the son of the owner of

the slave, M^r Elliott give said negro a dram — This is the whole case — For this M^r Elliott was fined at the suggestion, or rather information of an Enemy, not the owner of the slave or any of his family — As soon as he was indicted, M^r Elliott appeared before the Judge & confessed & was fined — He did not for a moment dream under such circumstances, in the presence of the negro^s youngmaster, he would ever be subjected to any difficulty — He informs

me that the Commonwealths Attorney, & Judge addressed you a letter about the 2^nd of this month asking the remission of said fine — Not having received an Answer, he fears you did not receive the communication — & requests me to write again —

M^r Elliott is a gentleman of integrity & respectable standing in the community in which he lives, and I beleive he intended no wrong, & under the circumstances the fine ought to be remitted —

I hope if consistent with your views of duty

you will remit the fine

Sincerely y^r fr^d
Thornton. F. Marshall

T F Marshall ask remission of Mr Elliots fine