Michael H. Owsley to Thomas E. Bramlette
1865-04-13
- Date of Creation
- April 13, 1865
- Place of Creation
- Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Correspondence
- 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
- BR13-135 to BR13-136
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-1663
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- FTP Identifier
- 32204550
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Citation
Michael H. Owsley to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-04-13, 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-0001-004-1663 (November 15, 2026).
Monticello Kentucky
To His Excellency
Thomas E Bramlette
Gov. of Kentucky
Dear Gov.
The friends of two very old men of this County Joseph Owens and William Perdue, I have no doubt will present a petition for them to get you to remit the Judgment in a forfeited recognizance against them for $100000. for the failure of Nancy. Ann Denny to make her appearance at the last term of this Court — Mrs. Denny was accused of Manslaughter and sent on to further trial and was advised by many good citizens that it would be unsafe for her to return here on account of threats from deceased friends. & relatives. The whole community here Justify the homicide and state the woman was not to blame and was only remanded to further trial to avoid violence and danger, I heard the proof before the Grand Jury and do not think, the expartee examination would Justify conviction I deemed it my duty under the law to take Judgment on the forfeiture and leave the matter to Executive Clemency where it belonged I have remitted portion
of my fees. I make these statements as an act of Justice to two old men — one of them the Grand father of the woman.
Very respectfully
M H Owsly
Wayne Cir Ct
vs
Jos Owens &
Wm Perdue
$1000.
Remit