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Shelbyville, Ky.
To His Excellency, B. Magoffin,
Dear Sir,
There will be a petition presented you, praying that the judgment of the Shebly circuit court vs. him be remitted. Mr. Washburn was reared & has lived all his life where he now resides, and I have never Known him to be in Court before on any account, he is a harmless, inoffensive, peacable man, his Father was an old Virginian & raised his sons under that regime. He accidentally had some neighbors at his house a drew his liquor in accordance with the former habits of the country and he unfortunately got too much aboard & was rather noisey -- His Petition is signed by many of the most respectable men of the County -- & I understand, by every neighbor he has, & all of the witnesses in the case -- The Jury I suppose were something after the order of your old friend Mr Henry upon the subject of Total abstenance -- Washburn is very much mortified & diclares that a thing of the kind shall never again happen He is in very ordinary circumstances & illy able to pay this expensive judgt.
Shelby Cir. Ct
Respite 12 mo
B. M
$300 } Dis House
Moses Washburn
Issd