To his excellency the Governor of Kentucky

Your petitioner P. H. Campbell respectfully represents that heretofore at the May Term 1856 of the Owen Circuit Court he was indicted by the grand jury for shooting at with intent to kill one Henry E. Abbott afterwards the case was put on hearing at the Novr Term of the Court 1858 and there the jury disagreed & there was no verdict rendered. At a subsequent Term of the Court the petitioner was persuaded to confess and did confess a judgment for $75^80^. Under the promise that suitable efforts would be made to procure a release by the Governor of the fine. He knew that the percentage allowed by the law to the prosecuting attorney could not be remitted & that the costs must also be paid and he has accordingly paid the costs and 25$ to the comths attorney and he obtained only a respite for the balance. Very recently an execution has issued and is in the hands of the sheriff who will proceed to coerce payt unless your excellency will shall interfere. Petitioner herewith presents a copy of the indictment and judgement in Said case as part hereof. He says that he did shoot at said Abbott but it was in self defense Abbott made demonstrations against him with stones & swore he would Kill him and in order to protect himself he did shoot with a small pistol but inflicted