State of Kentucky, Clark CountySct

Andrew J. Snowdenof said County & State being sworn according to law, says

First, That at the November Term 1860 of the Clark Circuit Court, he was indicted upon charge of Carrying Concealed deadly weapon- which is still pending That Richard Allen of said County became at his instance his surety in bail bond for his appearance in Court

Second That at the July Term 1863 of the said Court, his recognizance was forfeited under the following State of case, to wit That he left his residence in the morning early of the first day of said term of Court for Winchesterthe County seat of Clark County to appear at the call of the Docket, and when he had reached in 2 ¹/2 miles of the Court house, he was informed by several persons that the Rebels were in Winchester or close thereto, and engaged in pressing or Stealing horses indiscriminately, and upon the information thus received he returned home as there seemed in his judgment from what he deemed reliable information good foundation to do as he did as he did not want as a Union man either to be injured in his person or have his Horse stolen from him, That he has appeared since to wit at the November Term 1863 of said Court, and

the Cause was continued at the instances of the Commonwealth, That he does not and never has feared the result of his case upon trial, and his failure to appear at the July Term 1863 of the Clark Circuit Court, was not in anywise to evade trial a judgment, as he has been ready at all times to be amenable to the Court and Laws of the Country, That I am a poor man without any means of any Kind,

Andrew J. Snowden

Sworn to before me by Andrew J Snowden this 29^th January 1864

E. T. Taylor P, J, C, C,

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Jany 29
1864

For the reasons stated in [above] petition and who stated in the note appended by me to that petition ^in the case of Jno. D Snowden^ I write in the prayer for remission. Snowden has been arrested since Judgt. & attended & was Recognized at last term

A H Buckner

I concur in the above statement of M^r Buckner

Jn B Huston

Clark County
Commonwealth
vs

Petⁿ for Remission of two Judgments on Forfeited Recognizance

Richard Allen

Refused