Greenville Ky
Nov 28 1864
His Excellency
Gov Bramlette
Dear Sir

I have not been troublesome to you Since you have been Governor of Kenty; Some 18 months since a young man by the name of James W Sullivan was indicted in this Court for forging receips t of Attorneys. Signing the names of his neighbours to Rep Bonds &c 5 Indictments after much exertion ^of^ with the Clerk he was Caught in Louisville Mead County was taken to Louisville and there escaped, Afterwards was taken at Louisville & brought here by a policeman, his bonds was for $1000, 5 of them his father bailed him out & then disposed of his property Judgment has gone against him on the bonds, now he is petitioning the Your Executive Clemency I am Creditably informed that he would have stood his trial if his father had required it! his son is a notorious theaf & has Stolen from his neighbours between four & five thousand Dollars! If the old man would return his son into Court, I would have no objections to releasing the old man but to turn out his son without punishment, is a great imposition upon the Community & the old man had as well suffer some as his neighbours all, I give you the facts as they exist,

Your friend
Jesse W Reno Clk of
the Muhlenberg Cir Court