Petition

Green Forrest 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
Box / Folder
BR11-200 to BR11-201
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-1112
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FTP Identifier
32203999

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Dates
1863
1864-08
1864-08-29
1864-08-31
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Citation

Green Forrest 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-0001-004-1112 (November 14, 2026).

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To his Excellency The Governor of Kentucky —

The undersigned Green Forrest Susan Carico and William Haris would respectfully state to the Govenor that sometime in 1863. one James Long was arrest a volunteer in Col Hallisys regiment — was arrested on a charge of horse stealing and we went his bail in the sum of $300. in order that he might serve his time out in the army and then answer to the charge which on information satisfied was not a felony. Long did not appear at the trial and your Petitioner Forrest was sick and unable to make defence on the forfeiture of the recognizance and at the last August Term 1864 of the Marion Circuit Court Just closed Judgment was rendered against them for said sum, they say they are unable to pay it without great sacrifice, and pray your excellency to releive them from said Judgment.

Green Forrest
Susan Carico
Wm Harris

We the undersigned citizens of Marion County do hereby Join in the prayer of the foregoing Petition August 29th 1864.
R H Rountree
J. R. Thomas
S A Spalding
B. Spalding

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Marion Cir Ct
vs
Jas Long & securities
Remit
$300
Forfeiture
31st Aug'/64