To His Excellency Tho^s E Bramlette
Govenor of the State of Kentucky

The petitioner the undersigned would respectfully represent. that on the [...] day of [...] Her husband (who was a german man industrious, and continually at labor for the support of his family,) was charged in the City of Louisville with stealing some scraps of Iron from Ainslee & Cochrans: and that He was required to give Bond to answer to the charge ^in the sum of $300 is^ in the Jefferson Circuit Court, and that in order to give Security in a Bond for his appearance. He made a mortgage on a small piece of land in the State of Indiana to Chris Wright, who was an acquaintance to secure him against loss: and said Chris Wright procured one Rinehardt Planz to become bound in the Bond He ^the^ said ChrisWright Rinehardt Planz not Knowing my said husband Conrad Shipp.

Your petitioner states that her husband became alarmed and has fled from the Country leaving her & her children to shift for themselves;

She states that if the said Judgment upon the said Bond which was rendered in the Jefferson Circuit

Court on the 23^d day of Sept^r 1865 ^for the sum of $300 00 & costs^ is enforced it will Strip her of every thing in the world She states that her husband as she veryily believes was not guilty of stealing the Iron, but a timid and unlearned man and unable to speak except in the german language, he became troubled in his mind, and from trouble and fear he went off abandingoning the Country and all he had:

Your petitioner humbly prays that you will interpose executive clemency towards her and remit the amount of the Judgement to R Pflanz rendered as aforesaid in the 23^d day of Septr 1865. in the Jefferson Circuit Court and will every pray &c

Barbara [Shipp]

State of Kentucky
Jefferson Circuit Sct

Barbara Ship says that the above petition is true

Barbara [Shipp]

Sworn to before me by Barbara Shipp this 22^nd Debr A D 1865

S. A. Atchinson jr
N. P J C.

Rinehart Pflanz states that He resides in the City of Louisville and that on [...] day of 1865, Mr Chris Wright asked affiant to go security for the appearance of Conrad Shipp in the Jefferson Circuit Court, in a Bond for $300 that He was unaquainted with Shipp but Mr Chris Wright who was known to affiant to be a reliable man; making a representation to him about the matter and agreeing to pay the amount if Shipp did not appear He signed said Bond as aforesaid He states that said Shipp had a good report from his neighbors and he believed then and now that he was not guilty of Stealing the iron

Rinehard Pflanz

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 28th day of December 1865

Jo^s Clement. Justice of the peace Jeff Co Ky

{Revenue Stamp}

From the statements made to me by Mr Geo Ainslie (of the firm of Ainslie & Cochran) I believe the bond in the case ought to be remitted & that there is more merit in the case than almost any other petition I have signed

J R Dupuy
Com' atty —
Geo W. Johnston ct Judge Com' atty —

Jefferson Cir Ct
vs
Rinehard Pflanz
$300,
Forfeiture
Remitted
3^d Mch 1866