To his Excellency Beriah Magoffin Govenor of the State of Kentucky

Your Petitioner Lary Volentine would respectfully states unto your Excelincy that at the September term of the Knox Circuit Court 1860. he was fined the sum of twenty dollars for playing a game at cards, He says that heretofore he has been a wild and rather reckless man and sometimes when drinkinng would engage in a game at cards -- He says that the Indict-ment hereas been pending in said court for a good while -- He says that Since the playing of said game he has refrained from drinking loiquor or playing cards and has resovled in his own mind not to do so any more, He says that he commenced poor in life, and now has a large family of little children who are dependant on him for bred and if your Excellincy could favour him in your heart to remit the said fine of twenty dollars he would be willing to say & pledge his honer that he would go & sin nomore in that way He says he does not wish to tell any lie about the Matter hHe says that he has got a little place of land and he could pay the debt if he had a little time, but that he would rather not pay the debt if he could keep from it He say if you could ^not^ remit under the circumstances just respite it for nine months as he cannot pay ^it^ at this time & he has repleved it and the replevy has