M^t Vernon Rockcastle County Ky
August 8^th 1863.
To His Excellency James F Robinson
Govenor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky,

Your Petitioner Lewis Bucher would most Respectfully state that at the August term of the Rockcastle Circuit Court 1863, he was fined $60⁰⁰ for Keeping a Tipling House. Your petitioner would further State that he purchased license and was selling liquors at his Tavern House on the state road last fall when Kirby Smith made his raid into Ky. and that the Rebels destroyed nearly all his liquors except ^a remnant of^ about a half barrel ^and a half^ which he moved to his mill House about a hundred yards from the grocery house and retailed the half barrelRemnant out there all on his premises not being well advised in the law, he states that he was advised by the nearest Justice of the Peace to whom he applied for advice that he the Justice told him that he thought under his license he had the right to sell any where on his premises, which he did in violation of law for which he was fined, and what he done was done ignorantly of the law, for which he prays your excellency to remit his fine.

Lewis Bucher

Sworn to before me by Lewis Buttcher this August the 8^th 1863

B K Bethurum P J R C C

We the undersigned citizens are personally acquainted with Lewis Bucher and would Respectfully state that he has always been a good, honest and law abiding citizen and would not violate law when he knows it,

B K Bethurum Judge of the Rockcastle County Court
James G Carter
W. A. Brooks
Tho^s T. Brooks
D G Calyer
Isaac [...] Payne
John Cown
John Stegall
M J Cook
W^m Carson
Granville Pearl
H. F. Finley

Rockcastle Cir. Ct

Fine Remitted
J F Robinson

L. Bucher
$60 } Tipling
Iss^dAug 18 1863