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Whitley C. H. Ky
th 1861
To His Excellency Beriah Magoffin
your Petitioner S. B. Rains would respectfully represent that on the
Your Petitioner would further represent that at the time the horse was killed that he was so drunk that he does not recollect one think about the transaction but supposed he killed the horse or at least that was the proff upon the trial
Your Petitioner would further represent that he has lost the horse which was worth $75 -- and thinks it very ^hard^ that because he got drunk and went crazy and killed his own horse that he have a $25 -- fine to pay in addition to the loss of Horse which was great enough he is a very Poor man and has a large family Dependant upon him for their Support and it
presses him hard to keep his family something to eat these hard times and if made pay the aforesaid fine he fears they will Suffer
The premises considered the prayer of your Petitioner is that you remit said fine for which he will ever feel gratful and further promises to not get drunk and act the fool as he has this time
G. B. Rains says he believes the Statements in the foregoing Petition are true
G. B. Rains
We the undersigned concur in the Statements & prayer of Petitioner of G. B. Rains & hope your Excellency will remit the fine
}deputy Sheriff
Samuel Denham
H. W. Hogan M. D.
Dr. Leforce
R B Clark, M. D.
J E Lye
T. E. Burch B L
W. A. Champlin
A. J. Curd
S P Browner
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