Bowling Green Ky. Apl 18th/63
To the Hon J, F Robinson Governor of Ky

Your petitioners beg to present the case of Charles Buckhanan, who was fined by the Warren Equity & Criminal Court ^at its August term 1862 for Fourteen Dollars^ for permitting slaves to assemble at his house — The circumstances as we understand them are that several negroes met at s^d house without the knowledge consent of invitation of s^d Buckhanan & that often they had been there a short time s^d Buckhanan ordered them to go to their respective homes. It was during Christmas week & the slaves were generally permitted by their masters to spend the week pretty much as they pleased — Buckhhanan is a poor man with a family to support, & works well so far as we have ever heard & is not able to pay s^d fine without taking the necessaries of life from his family — Therefore we ^(his neighbors)^ most respectfully petition that he be released from s^d fine — With much respect we are your humble petitions

I know nothing of the facts in the case set forth above, but I know several of the Gentn. whose names are attached to the above petition & they are clever, reliable men, they state what they believe to be true — Mr. Buckhanan respectfully asks a respose to his petition —

Yr. Obt. Svt.
W^m V. Loving
To Gov. Robinson