Petition

James Hardin 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
Box / Folder
BR10-1
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-0652
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FTP Identifier
32203539

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Dates
1853-02
1812
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Citation

James Hardin 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-0001-004-0652 (November 12, 2026).

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To the Hon Thomas E Bramlette Govenor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Your Petitioner James Hardin States that Some 11 years ago he went the Bail[...] of Peter C Adams in the Fayette Circuit Court ^to the amount of $500.^ and that said Adams left for parts unknown- and at the Feb term 1853 the Bond was forfeited, and he stands convicted in the Fayette Circuit Court and is a poor man, A Strictly Loyal citizen and a Pensioner of the War of 1812, and is 69 years old, and asks your Honor to remit his fine

James Hardin

We the undersigned citizens of Rockcastle County state that we are well acquainted with James Hardin and know the facts stated above to be true and ask your Honor to remit his fine

W M Fish Clk of the Rockcastle County Court
Johnathan Abney
W. G. Durham
James McCollom
James Jameson
Thomas C Viars
A P gadd
E. W. Black
Wm. B. Lain
R P Myers

James G Carter AttyatLaw
W. A. Brooks
F. B. McClary
Charles A Redd
Charles Kirtley
A. J. Moore
M. B. Moore
J. J. Williams
Joel Jones
R G Williams
E. T. Fish C. R. C. C
Jas, H Fish
Wm McClure Sheriff

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Remit

Heretofore
Remitted