To His Excellency Thos E Bramlette
Governor of Kentucky

Your petitioner Tho^s D. Davis states that some time before the June Term of the Kenton Circuit Court, ^1864^ one Hiram Alexander was arrested and taken before the Mayor of Covington on a charge of assault with intent to rob. and held over to the Kenton Circuit Court at Covington on a bond of $100⁰⁰, He says that at the June Term of sd Court sd Alexander was indicted and failed to appear and the sd Bond was forfeited Petitioner was his security and after forfeiture in the Sept Term of sd court judgment was taken agst. petitioner on sd bond and fi fa has issued. Petitioner says he had a copy of his sd Bond put into the hand of the shff. ^of Kenton Co,^ to arrest and surrender sd Alexander to the Jailor of sd County before the indictment was found. He also put a copy of sd Bond into the hands of the City Marshall of Covington and since the Judgment was taken against ^him^ has succeeded in having him arrested and put into the Jail of sd County and paid the expense thereof himself. He states that he did all he could to have sd Alexander arrested and brought to the

bar for trial under the sd indictments, and finally arrested him and reported to the shff, who had a bench warrant for him, and had him lodged in the Jail of the County, where he would be now as petitioner supposes but that he and another prisoner escaped a few days since from sd jail by cutting through the wall. Petitioner therefore asks your H Excellency to remit by pardon so much of sd forfeited Bond as your Excellency is by Law authorized to remit and as in duty bound will ever pray

Respectfully
Tho^s D, Davis

The statements of the above petition are true. Mr. Davis before indictment of Alexander had a copy of the Bond in the hands of the shff and Marshall of Covington and authorizing also the constables of the County to arrest him and finally did have him arrested and paid of his own money therefore $10⁰⁰ to my knowledge and I am satisfied the exercise of executive clemency will be well used in a pardon of the amount due the state of Ky, thereon

C, H,[Rouen]

We fully concur in the above prayer and representations

James B Gray
R. Richardson
J S Scott
S C. Perrin
W. J. Perrin

Kenton Cir Ct
vs
Tho^s D Davis
$100 —

Remited
4^th Jany/65