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Bardstown
To His Excellency
B Magoffin. Gov. of Ky
Sir-
An application is being made to your Excellency by Mr Ben C Watts of this town for the release of a forfeited bail bond and I desire to assure you that I have known Mr Watts for many years. He is an industrious young mechanic of but little property, with a young and increasing family. The payment of the whole fine would bring great distress if not ruin upon him.
He is an exceedingly worthy citizen of excellent character and I feel confident in assuring you that by becoming bail he did not
intend to aid the accused in escaping from justice. I have no doubt his generous confidence has been grossly abused and that his folly will never be repeated
By relieving him you will confer a favour upon a good citizen from whom our noble Commonwealth would not willingly take money as a penalty for merely for his misplaced confidence and want of knowledge in the ways of wicked men
I have the honour to be
Yr Obt Servt
John E Newman
Newman for Watts-