James Williams to Thomas E. Bramlette

Accession Number

KYR-0001-004-0899

Document Genre

Petition

Repository

Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

Collection

Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867

Item Location

BR10-381

Date of Creation

3 May 1864

Dates Mentioned

--05

1862-11

1864-05-03

1864-05-13

To his Excellency the Governor of Kentucky

The undersigned your petitioner, would state: that he was indicted in Clark Circuit Court for carrying concealed a pistol, and gave bond for his appearance and at the present May term was tried, and clearly acquitted. There was in fact, never any show of a case against him, and he was always anxious and urgent for a trial, But at the November term 1862, his bond for appearance was forfeited and Judgment rendered~~rendered~~ on the forfeiture, and execution is now issued on said judgment — He says that said forfeiture was had through a mistake, and through ignorance, he knew nothing of my judgment on it until execution had issued ^nor did his counsel^. He says he was never absent at any term of the Clark Circuit Court after he was indicted,, was always present arguing a trial, and the forfeiture occurred in the hurry and confusion of business. He asks Executive clemency as his only chance to aproximate to justice

James Williams

Sworn to by James William before me this 3^rd of May 1864 — 3^rd of May 1864
R. D. Davis D. C
For A. H. Buckner Clk

We were counsel for James Wlliams in the case refered to, and believe his sworn statements to be true, We know he was always present and ready for trail, and that the forfeiture was through some mistake, there was scarcely a shaddow of a case against him.

N. B. Huston
Cha^s Eginton

I was a witness for James Williams in the case named herein, and know that the forfeiture of his bond was wrong as said Williams was always present at the courts after he was Indicted.

George S. Williams

Clark Cir Ct
vs
James Williams
$100 —

Remit except fees & costs
Tho E Bramlette

13^th May/64

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