W. T. Simmons to James F. Robinson
1863-08-26
- Date of Creation
- August 26, 1863
- Place of Creation
- Williamstown, Grant County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Correspondence
- 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
- Box / Folder
- BR8-92
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-0061
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32202948
Citation
W. T. Simmons to James F. Robinson, 1863-08-26, Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-004-0061 (November 12, 2026).
Williamstown
To his Excellency James F. Robinson Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky —
Inclosed I send you an affidavit of W P Brumback — Together with a judgment in favor of the commonwealth vs him ^Stone^ for $500 as the sureties in a bond for the appearance of Thomas Renfro's appearance, in the Grant circuit court to be tried for a felony — The Bond was taken by the judge of the County court after he had been committed by the justices & before the ruling of the Circuit Court — Renfro faled to appear & the judgment mentioned is the result — Now the object of this communication is to get you to remit so much of the judgement as you can — The facts are as follows
Thomas Renfro — W H Rose & J H Rose were arrested by the same warrant charged with Burglary Renfro gave the Bail the twoo Roses remained in Jail until the next term of the Circuit Court The Grand Jury having failed to find an Indictment against either of them they were by the court discharged — No Indictment was found against Renfro & if he had been in jail he would have been discharged The person whose store house had been broken open became satisfied between the exam-
ining court & the circuit court that he was mistaken in relation to the Guilt of Renfro & the Roses & failed to prosecute them further in fact he learn that a squad of Rebels took his goods a they were on their way to the southern army and that Renfro & the Roses were innocent These are the facts The commonwealths atty will recollect them as detailed to him when here — Brumback & stone can pay the $500 but will greatly oppress them they are both poor men with Families dependent upon them I believe you would under the circumstances be justified in remitting the Judgment except the percent going to the Commonwealths Atty — I sent a copy of the judgment & others papers some time ago to G W Craddock asking him to present them to you but have not heard from the papers I hope you will find that the facts in this case commend themselves to your clemency
I am your obt servt