Thomas Jeffrey 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
- BR15-383 to BR15-384
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-004-2435
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- FTP Identifier
- 32205319
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Citation
Thomas Jeffrey 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-0001-004-2435 (November 14, 2026).
To hi Excellency
Thomas E. Bramlett
Govenor of Kentucky
Your petitioner Thomas Jeffrerey would respectfully state that one Wm Clark Cla was held & confined in the Jail of Jefferson county on a charge of felony in default of bail in the Sum of four hundred dollars $400 Your petitioner became the bail of said Clark; & Judgment for four hundred dollars was given at the
Your petitioner was induced to bail said Clark from the fact of his bieing a soldier in the company to which his nephew belonged. In fact it was done on the representations of his Nephew; he gave him an excelent character as a Soldier and a man.
Your petitioner is a working man & went upon the bond without bieing indemnified. he is unable to pay the judgment
without feeling great distress.
Your Excellency is respectfully refered to the signers who unite in the prayre for a remission of the judgment.
Your petitioner requests Your Excellency to remit the amount & he will ever pray &c
Thos Jeffrey
We the undersigned respectfully request that Your Excellency remit the Judgment against Thomas Jeffrey
J R Dupuy
comm' atty
Geo. W. Johnston
ct Judge
W. A. Ronald S J C
James P. Chambers
Jefferson Cir. Ct
Thos Jeffry
$300,
Forfeiture
Remit