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Alex Kimburgh et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

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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: BR13-449 to BR13-450
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-004-1878
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FTP Identifier: 32204765

Mentioned in this document

People: Kimbrough, Alexander; Ward, Andrew Harrison; Humphrey, Benjamin F.; Walton, Caleb; Wilson, Charles T.; Remington, Greenup; Rawland, Harvey; Williams, Henry; Ware, James F.; Frazier, James; Magee, James R.; Withers, James S.; Shawhan, John L.; Patterson, John Levi; III, John McKee; Rohr, John; Boyd, John Strother; Day, Lewis; Broadwell, Marquis "Marcus" Lafayette; Buck, Nancy; Bramlette, Thomas Elliott; Megibben, Thomas Jefferson
Places: Cynthiana, Kentucky
Organizations: Commonwealth of Kentucky; Harrison Circuit Court
Dates: 1865-05; 1864-11; 1865-06-24; 1865-06-30

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Alex Kimburgh et al. 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-0001-004-1878 (November 12, 2026).

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To his Excellency Gov. Thomas. E. Bramlette

Your petitioners respectfully state that at the May term 1865 of the Harrison Circuit Court a judgement for fifty dollars on a forfeited recognizance was rendered against John. L. Shawhan as security for Nancy Buck in the case of the Comlth vs her on a charge of larceny: Nancy is a free woman of color & was raised in M^r Shawhans family: after she had executed bond for her appearance at the Nov. term 1864 of the Harrison Circuit Court she left the state & her bond was forfeited it is represented & your petitioners believe truly that she was forced to leave by some negro soldiers who were very active about that time in sending off contrabands M^r Shawhan is a highly respectable good citizen of this county — a Kind hearted honorable gentleman & your petitioners believe his to be a case for the proper exercise of Executive clemency they therefore respectfully ask that said forfeiture may be remitted

Alex Kimbrugh
J. S. Withers
J S Boyd
T. J. Mcgibben

C. Walton

M. L. Broadwell P. J. H. C.
Lewis Day
B. F. Humphrey
John Rater
Henry Williams

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James Frazer
H Rowland
J Levi Patterson
J. R. Megee
John McKee
G. Remington

Chas. T. Wilson Clk Co Ct
J. F. Ware
c H. Circt Court

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Cynthiana June 24^th/65
Gov. Tho^s. E. Bramlette

D^r Sir enclosed I send copy jdgt. Harrison Circuit Court & ptn for remission of same in case of Comlth vs Buck &c I know Mr Shawhan well & take pleasure in saying that he is a most estimable gentleman. I hope his ptn. will receive your favorable consideration

yrs respectfully

A. H. Ward

Harrison Cir Ct
vs
John L. Shawhan
$50,

Remitted
30 June/65