Petition

John C. Harding to Thomas E. Bramlette

1865-12-01

Date of Creation
December 1, 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
BR17-196 to BR17-197
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-2886
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FTP Identifier
32205769

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Dates
1864-02
1865-12-01
1865-12-20
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John C. Harding to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-12-01, 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-0001-004-2886 (November 14, 2026).

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To His Excellency Thos E. Bramlette Gov of Ky

your petitioner John Hardin states that at the Feb Term 1864 of the Marion circuit court he was convicted on the charge of robbing one J. A Redman and was pardoned by your Excellency and deeming the pardon sufficient and not Knowing that he had to appear in court & plead the pardon he inadvertently forfeited his bond for five hundred dollars to the commonwealth — your petitioner respectfully requests your Excellency to remit the bond and to release him from the payment of the same —

This Dec 1st 1865

John C Harding

The undersigned citizens of Marion County cordially joins the request of the above petition

J R. Thomas
Jos H Chandler
Jo [...]
Green Forrest
James Simpson
Robt,, S, OBryan
R. A Reily
W F Browning
Nathan Long
Preston [W] Reily
J, W, Tyler
Stephen Gray Marshall of Lebanon
Formerly Sergt Co. B 10th Ky V I
J, W, Gardner
J. A. Mattingly

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Marion Cir Ct
vs
John C. Harding
$500,
Forfeiture
Remit


20th Dec/65