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To His Excellency
Gov r Robinson --
Your petitioner states that soon after he came home from the battle at Wild Cat, where he was wounded, he got into a difficulty with a man in Lexington who was then acting as a policeman, for which he was fined in a sum which with the costs amounting to a $30 & some cents. He then joined his regiment at the mid battle of Millspring and having returned ^home^ from injuries then received finds the fine still impending over him --
He wishes a respite of a week or ten days in order to prepare his case for prosecution for Executive Action.release from said fine --
He has no means at present to meet the fine, though his claim for Several hundred dollars back pay, bounty money and horse hire is now on file at Washington City --.
Hugh Shannon
Sworn to and Subscribed before me by the above this t June 1863
Lexington City Ct
$30. } Breach
The fine in this case is remitted in consequence of the Petitioners services to his Country & wounds received in that service all proven
J F Robinson
Hugh Shannon
This fine was in City Court of Lexington
Issd