Petition

Zeb Ward 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
BR12-248 to BR12-249
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-1447
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FTP Identifier
32204334

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Dates
1861-04
1861-10
1861-04
1861-10
1861
1864-04
1865-01-30
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Zeb Ward 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-0001-004-1447 (November 13, 2026).

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To His Excellency Tho E Bramlett
Governor of Kentucky

Your Petitioner Zeb Ward States that at the April Term 1861, of the Woodford Circuit Court One Frank Cunningham together with Geo W S White was Indicted for an "affray & Breach of the peace." upon which Indictment a Bench Warrant was issued and placed in the hands of the Sheriff, and the said Frank Cunningham arrested by Virtue thereof and admitted to bail in the penalty of one hundred dollars for his appearance at the October Term 1861

Your petitioner Further States that at said April Term 1861 the said Frank Cunningham was also Indicted for "Suffering Gameing in his house" upon which Indictment a Bench Warrant was issued and placed in the hands of the Sheriff and said Cunningham arrested by Virtue thereof and admitted to bail in the penalty of One hundred dollars for his appearance at the October Term 1861.

Your Petitioner became the Surety of Said Cunningham upon both recognizance, and he verily believes that he the said Cunningham would have made his appearance in discharge of his Said recognizances had there been any Court

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had there been any Court held for said County in the fall of 1861, but owing to the distractedand unsettled and distracted Condition of the Country none was held and before the holding of the next term of said Court said Cunningham Joined the Federal army and has been absent ever since and Your petitioner is informed and believes died while in said Service.

Your petitioner States that at the April Term 1864 the said recognizances was forfeited and a summons ordered against said Cunningham and your petitioner as his surety and was executed upon your petitioner and that Judgment will be rendered against Your petitioner for the Amount of the two recognizances aforesaid unless said forfeitures are remitted by your excellency He therefore in Consideration of the facts asks your Excellency to remit the said forfeitures herein, believeing that no injury Can result to the Commonwealth thereby

Zeb Ward

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The undersigned Citizens of Woodford County Join in the request for the remission of the forfeitures mentioned in the foregoing petition

David, B, Robb, C, W, C, C,
W. J. Steele Judge. W. C. C.
Swift Darneal Clk Woodford Cir Ct.
R Y Berry Depudy Shff

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Woodford Cir Ct
vs
Zeb Ward
Forfeiture

Remit forfeiture & penalty of Bond

30th Jany/65