To his excellency Thomas E Bramlett
Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Your petitionersEli Crow and Holeman R Crow would respectfully state that at the April term 1859 of the Mercer Circuit Court Milton Crow a son of petitioner Eli Crow and brother of petitioner Holeman R Crow was indicted in said Court on a charge of forging a promisory note That bail in the sum of $750 was required of said Melton Crow for his appearance at the October term ^1859^ of said Court. That before said Court Came on said Milton Crow moved to the State of Missouriand has never return. That your petitioners went his bail for his appearance. That in Consequence of said Milton Crows failing to ^appear &^ have his appearance entered at the ^said^ term he was recognized to appear,the rego recognizance on which your petitioners were Securities was forfeited ^and Judgment rendered at the April term of said Court $60 and at the October term of said Court 1863 a nother Judgment was rendered for $750 & costs on which^ and execution for the above amount & Costs issued against your petitioners. That they have paid all the clerks and sheriffs fees and that ^part^ of the amount of the bail bond to which the Commonwealths atty was intiled the [...] also paid That said Milton Crow i[...] cripple for life and unable to do [...] hard labour for a living. That he i[...] still Continues to be a poor man a[...] non resident of Kentucky — That said [...] avowed to your petitioners at the term of the [...] on the b

they signed the bail bond as securities that he was not guilty of the charge That at the time of signing said bail bond said Melton Crow resided in Mercer County and your petitioners resided & still reside inJessamine County Ky. Your petitioner Eli Crow is a very old man about seventy years of age, your petitioner further further state that they did not encourage the said Melton ^Crow^ to move and not to did not directly or indirectly ^advise^ abuse or encourage him not to appear & stand his trial. But upon the contrary your petitioner Eli Crow advised his son Melton to appear in Court and stand his trial. Wherefore in as much as your petitioners are without relief and will have to pay the ^said Judgments^ balance on [...] said bail bond as surities unless your excellincy enterposes your executive power and clemanclemancy which your petitioner most respectfully ask you to do. and remit the amount of the bail bond for which are bound as sureties and pray that you may remit the balance ofsaidthe ^the said two^ Judgments on said recognizance which they are still bound to pay. ^That they did not know any thing about the 2^d Judgment until the Sheriff some two or three months ^ago^ demanded of them to replevy the Judgment ^which was done^ the Comths atty part & sheriff & clerks fees was paid on the first Judgment and that Jus[...]ted^

H. R. Crow

[...]an R Crow one of the petitioners [...] that the Statements Contained in the [...] petition are true

H. R. Crow

sworn to before me by Holeman R Crow this 26th day of Jany 1864

John G. Kyle P. J. H.

We the undersigned Unite with the petitioners in requesting the Governor to remit the two Judgments in this petition mentioned

James D Hardin
John G. Kyle
O S Poston
Ben. C. Trapnall
W. A, Hooe
Thos Edwards P J M C C
C. S, Abell clerk
Tho C Bell S, M, C
Chas A Hardin
Jno P Haggin
J J, L, Smedley
E Gabbert
Thos W. Varnon
R. J. Browne
Joshua F Bell

Mercer Cir Ct
vs
W. R. Eli & H. R. Crow
Bail Bond
27^th Jany 1864

750
30
2.25;⁰⁰

Remit all except attys fees and costs of the Judgement rendered at the Oct term 1863 and remit $250.⁰⁰ of the Judgment rendered April term 1860.

Tho E Bramlette

Eli & H R Crow