Germantown Ky Febry 27th 1863 To His Excellency the Govenor of Kentucky. Sir

Having learned that Jno W Elliott of this (Germantown) town was indicted by the Grand Jury of Bracken County at its present term, for illegally selling liquor to a Slave or Slaves and that he went before the court and confessed Judgment this day. Whereupon he got up a petition to your excellency for the purpose of having the fine remitted. Now Sir we as trustees of the town of Germantown and citizens of the same, looking to the interest of the town and community beg you to not ^to^ show him that leniency towards him with which you alone have the power. For the following reasons Viz. that he for the last two years hase been selling liquor in this town without license and in violation of all law. That he has and is ruining the young of our neighborhood. That he has been furnishing the Slaves of our town and community with liquors, thereby ruining that class of property. This has been done all so slyly that it is difficult for his detection but it is well known who it is that is doing this wrong in our midst. To him and his liquor may justly be attributed the cause of some 12 or 15 young men, and boys going to the rebel Army last fall. As the party to whom he furnished the fire was the same who went with Jno Morgan, and his whiskey was used to make some of them drunk in order to take them away. They would not have gone (as we veryly believe) if they had not beeen intoxicated at the time. For these and the hosts of other evels which are