Robert W. Easley et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
- 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
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- BR8-104 to BR8-104A
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-0072
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- 32202959
Citation
Robert W. Easley et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 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-0001-004-0072 (November 12, 2026).
To His Excellency Thomas E Bramlette
Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
The petition of the undersigned securities of Thomas E Reed, late Sheriff of Fulton County Kentucky
Respectfully Represents
That a certain action, in the name of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, was brought in the Fulton Circuit Court, on the official bond of Thomas E Reed late Sheriff of Fulton County for having taken insufficient security in the case of the Commonwealth agt Lloyd Brown, charged with petit larceny. The bail taken by the Sheriff was a married woman. The said Lloyd Brown, it afterwards appeared was removed by his father from the Commonwealth, he. the said Lloyd Brown, being a very small boy. At the next term after his commitment & the execution of the bond with security as aforesaid. his bond with such security as aforesaid, was forfeited, and afterwards, upon the hearing of the same, the bail was discharged, on account of her being a married woman.
Several Terms of the Court thereafter, and as soon as could be done. by said Lloyd Brown, he returned to Fulton County, voluntarily, and gave bail for his appearance at the
will thus be seen, that no wrong was done to the Commonwealth.
Now your petitioners respectfully further represent. That in the action brought in the name of the Commonwealth against Thomas E Reed late Sheriff, the process was served on them & them alone and returned "not found", as to said Thomas E Reed, late Shff as aforesaid, who had left this Commonwealth. As such securities. they have had to pay other and great sums of money, so that their case is a peculiarly hard one. They therefore humbly pray Your Excellency to remit to them the judgt obtained against them in the case aforesaid, at the
Robt,, W,, Easley
E W Stevens
C J F Wilson
C. J. Coker
John Boyer
Fulton Cir. Court
Remit the Judgt for the sureties —
T E Bramlette
vs
Securities of Shff Fulton Co