Isaiah Boone to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-11-11
- Date of Creation
- November 11, 1864
- Place of Creation
- Madison County, Kentucky
- 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
- BR12-172 to BR12-173
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-1398
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32204285
- People
- Jackson, Ashford
- Baker, Christian
- Tuder, Christopher A.
- Burnam, Curtis Field
- Haden, Hendley W.
- Sea, Henry Clay
- Boone, Isaiah
- Holman, James M.
- Shackelford, James M.
- Caperton, James W.
- Newby, Jesse
- Bennett, John
- Taylor, John
- Cosby, M. L.
- Sharer, Michael
- Muir, Peter B.
- Smith, Presley B.
- Bennett, Samuel
- Parish, Socrates
- Broaddus, Thomas
- Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
- Woodward, Thomas
- Haden, William
- [Unknown], [Unknown]
Citation
Isaiah Boone to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-11-11, 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-0001-004-1398 (November 12, 2026).
{Revenue Stamp}J B
To His Excellency Gov. Bramlette
The petition of the undersigned Isaiah Boone a citizen of Madison CountyKy respectfully sheweth, That sometime in the month of
During his stay there a man named Baker was killed by Thomas Woodward, the barkeeper of the house — Woodward was tried before our examining court and held to bail in the Sum of $1500, and Sharer and this petitioner entered on his bond for his appearance before the Jefferson Circuit Court — Woodward failed to appear before the Court, and petitioner and Sharer jointly paid to a detective policeman $110 to pursue and bring back to trial Woodward He was caught in Burlington Iowa, and brought back to Louisville Ky, where he is now confined in jail to await his trial. In the meanwhile, a proceeding was instituted in the court on the bail bond which had been forfeited, and a judgment rendered against your petitioner at the
Your petitioner states that he is poor and has endeavored at all times to do his whole duty to his country — He was deceived into signing the bail bond originally, and has done all he could to vindicate the State — He humbly prays your excellency to grant him a remission of all of said judgments within your power & he will ever pray — as to his character he refers to the accompanying paper —
Isaiah Boone
State of Kentucky
Madison County Sct.
Sworn to before me by Isziah Isaiah Boone This
John Bennett
Ex. M. C
We the undersig citizens of Madison County unite in the above Petition
J. W. Caperton
Jno Bennett
C. F. Burnam
J M Shackelford Clk. Madison Circuit Court
Presly Smith D S
S. Parish Sheriff Madison county
John Taylor
[D]. C. Wilmore
[Talton] Roberts
A. Jackson M D.
William Haden
H C Lea
M L Cosby
H. W. Haden
C. A. Tuder
James Mc Holman
Jesse Newby
Samuel Bennett
Thos Broaddus
I hope the prayer of the petitioner will be granted. Woodward is now in custody.
Jefferson Cir Ct
vs
Isaiah Boone
$1500.
Remit
Remit