Thomas Smith to Thomas E. Bramlette
1865-06-16
- Date of Creation
- June 16, 1865
- 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
- BR14-140 to BR14-141
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-1993
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32204878
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Citation
Thomas Smith to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-06-16, 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-0001-004-1993 (November 14, 2026).
To His Excellency the Governor of Kentucky
Your petitioner respectfully represents that he went upon the bail bond of James Gastlin guaranteeing his appearance in the Fayette Circuit Court at its ^last^ February term, to answer an indictment for "receiving stolen property, knowing it to be stolen," and that Gastlin ran away and Your petitioners bond was forfeited and he summoned to show cause at its present (June) term why judgment should not be rendered against him, for the amount thereof viz Three hundred Dollars,
Your petitioner says he is not able to pay this amount and gives as reasons why he should not be required to do so
1 That he applied to Your Secretary of State and obtained a requisition upon the Governor of Ohio for said Gastlin, secured his arrest and had him placed in the jail of Fayette County where he now is, to answer said indictment
2 That his expenses in securing the said Gastlin amounted to about Seventy five dollars, which is as much as your petitioner feels he ought to be required to pay.
3 That he has done all he could do to bring the prisoner to justice and not one thing to shield him from the punishment he
deserves if guilty. Wherefore Your petitioner respectfully prays that Your excellency will remit the whole amount in your control, nojudgmenthavingyetissuedbeenenteredthereon,
Thos Smith
Thomas Smith says all the foregoing statements are true,
Thos Smith
Wm. H. Lusby says he is Jailor of Fayette ^co^ and that James Gastlin, apprehended in Ohio under a requisition upon the Governer of that state, is now in the Jail of said County, placedtherebyhissurityThomasSmith, to answer an indictment for "receiving stolen property, knowingittobestolen, That he does not know who procured his arrest
W H Lusby
Jailor F. C.
Sworn & subscribed before me this
George Stoll
Notary Publick
{Revenue Stamp}
G S.
over
We the undersigned unite in the prayer of the petitioner,
E. Berman
Thos. C. Nichols
H. Shaw
R. B. Hamilton
Geo W Sutton
D. S. Goodloe
Isaac W Scott —
This ought to be done — as Mr Smith has been at a heavy expense already to secure the prisoner —
I W S —
W. King
Fayette Cir Ct
vs
Thos Smith
Forfeiture
$300 —
Remitted