To his excellency Beriah Magoffin Govnor of the commonwealth of Kentucky

Your petitioners would respectfuly represent that Wiliam Turner a citisen of Boon co was indicted at the septm. term 1860 of the Boone circut court for selling spiritous liquors to a minor he was fined at the Aprl term 61, of said court fifty dollars for said offense Your petitioners state that that Wm Turner is a man of good character has heretofor & now keeps ahouse^tavern^ an orderly hotel Your petioners state that the said Turner was ignorant of the passage of the law against selling spiritous ^liquors^ to minors at the time he so sold it & that he never was in the habit of vending liquors to minors. They state that the minor Hicks to whom Turner sold the liquor has been attending to business for himself as an adult for sevrel years & was thought to be of age by Turner Your petitioners believe that in consideration of the law abiding disposition of Turner & of his general good character that he would not under any circumstances have sold the the liquor in violation of ^the law against the same^ had he only know of its existence & that Hicks was a minor Turner is also a poor man & would be greatly embarrassed by the