Petition

James S. Herren and Asariah Herne to Thomas E. Bramlette

1864-09-27

Date of Creation
September 27, 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
BR11-320
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-1186
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32204073

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Dates
1863-05
1864-09-27
1864-10-08
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James S. Herren and Asariah Herne to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-09-27, 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-0001-004-1186 (November 13, 2026).

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To his Excellency Thos E Bramlet Governer of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Your Petitioners James S- Herren & Asariah Herne would most respectfully represent that at the May term 1863 a judgment was rendered vs J S Herne infavor of the commonwealth of Ky for $75,00 & costs — They make the former statement send to join Hands as part of this Pet and further state that they are both Poor that the said, Asariah Herne went upon a Replevin Bond with the said J S Herrin Replevying said judgment — that said J S Herren has no property subject to Execution that the said Asariah Herne has property sufficient to pay the Judgment but that it would be a great hardship upon him to compell him to pay said debt — That he is barely able to live & if he is compelled to pay said judgmt it will greatly embarass him. they both say that the said A Herrne is in no way indemnified for any loss he may sustain by reason of his being the surety of the said J S Herin They therefore ask the Governer in the exercise of his Executive clemency to remit so much of said judgment as he can & for which these Pet will feel themselves under lasting obligations

J S ^his X mark^ Herrne
Asariah ^his X mark^ Herne

sworn to before me by J S & Asariah Herne this 27th day of sept 1864

M Burnett
presiding judge of
Grant county court

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Grant Cir Ct
vs
Jas S. Herren
$75,
Respited for 3 months
8th Oct/64