To the Honorable James F. Robinson.
Governor of Kentucky

The undersigned citizens of Greenupsburgh and Greenup County, would respectfully represent unto your Excellency that at the present May Term of the Greenup Circuit Court, Alexander ^Hauner^ was tried & found guilty of a breach of his tavern keeper's bond, and adjudgement under the statute rendered against him. Mr Hauner is a peaceable, quiet citizen, of respectable standing, orderly and law abiding, & would be as far from violating any law wilfully as any man, The sentence against him, was of a conflicting character; some witnesses testified in the case had stopped at his tavern for a year or more and had never seen any disorder, or drinking more than was necessary, others who resided in his neighborhood had heard on some occasions boisterous & profane language, & had seen drunken men in front of his house, but did not know where they got the liquor which intoxicated them, and all agreed that Mr Hauner tried to keep a good order, The greatest complaint seemed to be at the time & some recruiting stations were opened in Greenupsburgh when the whole tavern over filled with drunken men, and a grand Saturnalia was held; and no power could have kept order & quiet

Mr Hauner's tavern was in view of the most public places in the Town, and when the people were in the habit of congregating in great numbers, and when from the situation of the house, the most noise would be made — from those who had become intoxicated at other public houses, Under all the circumstances we do think this presents a fair case for the interposition of Executive clemency, as the amount of costs, and the Commonwealth's attorney portion of the fine, will be a severe punishment to Mr Hauner, who is a hard working, industrious man, We therefore hope your Excellency will relieve Mr Hauner from the payment of this Exceedingly heavy & oppressive fine and as is duty will ever pray

L. B. Hornluckle
J N Lysard
Jas F Richards } of the of this Jury