To His Excellency Thomas E. Bramlette Governor of Kentucky

Your petitioner Ebenezer B Miller states that at the Nov term 1861. of the Washington Circuit Court he went the bail of his brother Harrison Miller who was confined in the Washington County Jail under an indictment for killing James Thompson. The bail bond was for four thousand dollars. That at the Nov term 1862 of said ^court^ Miller failing to appear in answer to said indictment. the bail bond was taken for ^as^ forfeited, and at the November term 1863. of said Court Judgment went against your petitioner for the sum of five thousand dollars the full amount of said bail and costs, That upon said Judgment he has paid three thousand five hundred dollars. at leaving th fifteen hundred dollars unpaid. Your petitioner sates that said forfeiture was caused in no wise by his counsel or connivance — but was done by said Miller without any aid or advise on the part of your petitioner. Wherefore he most respectfully asks you to remit the unpaid part of said Judgment. May 9^th 1865.

E. B. Miller

We the undersigned citizens of Washington County join in the prayer of the above petition and ask That the relief sought may be granted him

Rich J Brownes
☞over

Jas. P. Barbour Clk Washington Ct Court
M. G. Gorin Police Judge Springfield
C R Craycroft Deputy Sheriff
William H. Phillips D. C. Washington Ct Ct.
James R Hughes —
Anthony C M^cElroy.
Hugh L M^cElroy
L J Truett
S. E. Booker coroner of Washington County
C B Butner County attorney
John M^cIntire " Judge
G. J. Bosley J. P. W. C
C. F. Bosley Shff W Co
R S Peters Trustee Jury fund W Co

As Trustee of the Jury fund for Washington County Ky I certify that E B Miller as the surity for W H Miller on his bail bond has paid to me Two thousand dollas and has paid in addition to L H Noble Commonwealths attorney Fifteen hundred dollars —

R S Peters
T. J. F. W. C

Washington Cir Ct
vs

Petition of Ebenezer B Miller of Washington County. to be released of a judgement on a forfeited bail bond gone as bail of W H Miller as the Washington Circuit Court.
Presented 16' May 1865

Remit the unpaid balance of $1.500 —
hand to R J Brown

20^th May 1865