Petition

J. A. Krack to Thomas E. Bramlette

Place of Creation
Louisville, Jefferson 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
BR16-375 to BR16-376
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2720
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32205604

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Dates
1865-07
--09
1865-11-18
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Citation

J. A. Krack 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-0001-004-2720 (November 14, 2026).

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To His Excellency
Thos. E. Bramlette
Govenor of Kentucky

Your Petitioners J. A. Crack would respectfully state, that in the month of July 1865 he went upon the bail bond of Frederick J. Crack in ^the^ city Court of Louisville to appear & answer a felony in the Jefferson Circuit Court at the next term of Said court. The bail bond was in the sum of three hundred dollars $30000/00. A forfeiture was had on said bond at the September term. Your petitioner was induced to go bail because the accused was a respectable man & had never been Known as a bad man, in fact no one ever suspicioned him. It is true that his mind was somewhat erratic, & at times he was supposed to be demented, but no one ever doubted his honesty. It was more from feelings of humanity than any thing else. Your petitioner is totally

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unable to pay any part of said sum without feeling great pecuniary distress, He prays your Excellency to remit the amount.

Your Excellency is respectfully refered to the recommendations accompaning this paper.

Respectfully
J, A, Krack

I am personally acquainted with the Petitioner & Know all the circumstances under which he became bail for F J Crack; the Examiners court before which he was tried having been held by me, and from such personal Knowledge of the parties & all the circumstances without stating particular facts I say to the Governor that the forfeiture should be remitted, and that if the matter was with me I would not hesitate to take responsibility & remit the Penalty.

Geo. W. Johnston.

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Jefferson Cir Ct
vs
J A Krack
$300.
Forfeiture
18 Nov/65
Remit the forfeiture