This image and transcription is publicly accessible. The image appears courtesy of the repository named in the Source Description. The transcription and annotation were undertaken by Kentucky Historical Society staff, volunteers, and interns. If referencing this document title, accession number, and permanent URL.
Florence Ky
To his Excellency
B MaGoffin Govr of Ky
The under Signed your petitioners would respectfully represent
That C OHerren a Respectable Irishman of this place was fined this day twenty dollars and Costs by a Jury empaneled by the Police Court of this Town for Giving a slave a Gallon of whiskey Said C OHerren acknowledged the charge Brot against him and says that he had no intention of violating the law that he had hired the Slave to cut a Small pice of Grass for him and thought he had the right to give him the whiskey being entirely ignorant of the law governing such cases
Now your petitioners would respectfully represent that the said C OHerrin is a good peaceable citizen and an honerable man and had no intention of violating the law and in consequence of his good character and being a man of large family and small means we respectfully pray your excellency to remit said fine
Wm Allen Juror
M. L. Arnett " "
David S Cleggan
Lewis C Yager " "
Elijah K Herndon Jury
Milton Willhoit
Mirriman Willhoit
Henry Mahlman Juror
G, H Aydelott Juror
J Williams
Q Garrad
Wm A Carpenter
Florence Po ct
$20 } liquor
C OHerrin
Respd 12 Mos
Issd