Petition

W. H. Sims and John R. Grace to Thomas E. Bramlette

1864-01-15

Date of Creation
January 15, 1864
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
Box / Folder
BR9-216
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-0455
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32203342
People
Dyer, Alfred B.
Meredith, John P.
Grace, John R.
Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
Sims, William Fenton
Organizations
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Trigg Circuit Court
Dates
1864-01-15
None
1863-08
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Citation

W. H. Sims and John R. Grace to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-01-15, 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-0001-004-0455 (November 12, 2026).

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Whereas it appearing that at the Febry term of the Trigg circuit court 1863 One Jno F Meredith being therin charged with felony ^Misdemeanor^ & being permitted to get bail for his appearance at the next August term of said Court & thereupon said Meredith together with W. H. Sims & Jno R Grace his sureties entered into recognizance in open Court in the sum of One Hundred Dollars Conditional for the appearance of said Meredith in said Court to answer said charge at said August term 1863. & said Meredith being called & failing to appear said Recognizance was forfeited. & whereas your petitioner think that this cause presents Claims for Executive interposition they pray a release & discharge from the effets of said forfeiture. The circumstances must be explained by Mr A. B. Doyer Our Sheriff Jany 15. 64

W. H. Sims
Jno R Grace

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Trigg Cir Ct
vs
Sims & Grace

Refused

Comwth
Sims & Grace