Petition

James Smitha and Granville Smitha to Thomas E. Bramlette

1865-11-29

Date of Creation
November 29, 1865
Place of Creation
Clark County, Kentucky
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
BR16-365 to BR16-366
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2715
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FTP Identifier
32205599

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Dates
1862-05
1865-05
1865-11
1865-11-29
1865-11-29
1865-12-02
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James Smitha and Granville Smitha to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-11-29, 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-0001-004-2715 (November 13, 2026).

[Page 1]

To His excellency, the Governor of Kentucky.

Your petitions, James Smitha and Granville Smitha state unto your excellency, that at the May term of the Clarke Circuit Court, in the year 1862 an indictment was found by the Grand jury of said County for an assault made by your petitioner, James Smitha, upon Robert Berry, as is alleged in said indictment That afterwards the said James Smitha was arrested by the sheriff of said County upon process that issued against him upon said indictment and your petitions then, before said Sheriff executed a recognizance for the appearance of the said James Smitha, in said court, at its next term thereafter in which your petitioner, Granville Smith become bound as security. That afterwards, at the May term of said court in the year 1865 the said bond was forfeited and a summons ordered to be issued against your petitions — And afterwards to wit, at the Novr term of said court 1865 a judgement was rendered for One hundred dollars against your petitioner, Granville Smitha Said Indictment is still defending in said court.

[Page 2]

Your petitioners state that as a reason for the forfeiture of said bond and the non appearance of said James Smitha, in said court, is that after he had left his home and started to said court for the purpose of entering his appearance and making his defence to said Indictment, he was informed and verily believed that John Morgans Rebel Cavelry was in Winchester taking of horses and being fearful that he would loose his horse or receive some bodily hurt he returned home

Your petitioners pray that your excellency extend to them executive clemency and remit said judgement so rendered against your petitioner, Granville Smitha — and relieve your petitioner, James Smitha from all loss by reason of the forfeiture of said bond

Clarke Co Ky. Nov 29th 1865

James Smitha
Granville Smitha

[Page 3]

We the subscribers, citizens of Clarke Count Ky. Concur in the prayer of the [...] or foregoing petition. Nov. 29 1865.

ChasEginton

Geo. Smith
E. T. Taylor
Theodore Kohlhass
A. H Buckner
Lewis Adams
W. T. Poynter
.J T Williams
James Simpson
Harrison Thomson

[Page 4]

Clarke Cir Ct
vs
Granville & Jas Smitha
$100
Forfeiture
2d Dec/65