Petition

Wolf Kohn 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
BR41-276 to BR41-277
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-004-3111
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FTP Identifier
32205939

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Dates
1866-05-11
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Citation

Wolf Kohn 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-0001-004-3111 (November 13, 2026).

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To His Excellency Thomas E Bramlette
Governor of Kentucky
Sir

Your petitioner Wolf Kohn about the 11th of May 1866 went bail in the sum of Two hundred and Fifity Dollars for the appearance of James Snyder in the city court of Louisville, to answer a charge of stealing a watch, worth under four dollars; said bond was forfeited by the nonappearance of Snyder and Judgment entered in said court against the security Wolf Kohn for the amount of bail with costs. Wolf Kohn not appearing through ignorance to show cause, why such jugment should not be had against him, and relying wholy on the lawyer who inveigled him to go on said bond, to clear him of all liability on the same.

Wolf Kohn did not receive one

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cent for going on said bond but was induced to do so through kindness, and by the persuasion of others

Wherefore said Wolf Kohn would respectfully request Your Excellency to remitt said forfeiture

Wolf Kohn.