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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867 KYR-0001-004-0090 BR8-136 to BR8-137

Taylor County, Kentucky Taylor County, Kentucky 1863-09-15 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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To His Excellency Thos E Bramlette, Govenor of the Commonwealth of Ky,

Your Petitioner would respectfully complain and State to your Honor in this case -- that at the March Term 1861 of the Taylor Circuit Court one Thos Atkinson, was Indicted by the Grand Jury of Taylor County for petit larceny that a bench warrant issued against the sd Thos Atkinson and that the sd Atkinson was taken in charge by the Sheriff of said County-thereupon sd Atkinson executed a bail bond in the Sum of two hundred Dollars. together with your complainer and one Chas Atkinson as Sureties on Said bail bond or recognizance -- your petitioner would State that the said Thos AtKinson joined the arny of the United States in the year 1861. and was not able as your petitioner is informed to obtain a furlough of absence to attend Court and surrender his body in discharged of sd Recognizance-and that at the last March Term of sd court the sd bond was adjudged forfeited by said Court, and afterwards (to wit on the day of 1863. Summons was issued by the clk of the Taylor Cir. Court against the sureties on said bond

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of which your petitioner is one to Show cause if any, why judgment Should not be rendered on sd forfeited bond, Your petitioner would respectfully State that that at the time he went on said Recognizance Judge Elias L. Barbee ^now^ Decd informed him that if said Thos Atkinson belonged to the army of the United States, that sd bond would not be forfeited, provided said Sureties appeared in & indicated to the Court that they were willing to Stand on said Recognizance until the said Thos Atkinson was discharged from the Military Service-which your petitioner States he did- but as his co-surety Chas AtKinson was not present, the Comth's atty insisted that said bond Should be adjudged forfeited-which was done as before Stated-Now your petitioner States that he Showed these facts to his honor the said Court in answer to said Summons on said bond-but that they were adjudged insufficient as they your said petitioner had not taken the proper Steps as he is now informed to abtain the body of said Atkinson from the Col Commanding the Regt, to which the said Thos Atkinson was and

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is now a member-he States that judgment was rendered on said bond for the said two hundred Dollars. & costs at the present Sept. Term of Said Court-

Your petitioner States that he is a poor man and has to work at hard labor in the Black Smiths Shop to obtain a Support for himself and family, of which he has Several members- The following Subscribers and your petitioner respectfully Submits the above facts to your Honor, and prays the Executive clemency in his behalf.

J. D. Williams Junius Caldwell A. F. Gowdy J, N. Turner D M Williams E L Chandler T T Alexander, W M Green Wm Dearen R Davis J. T. Bramlette N. L. Price Wm L. Turner. Croml Hoskins J. B. McWhorter Wm B Allen J. H. Chandler J, R, Robinson D M Mourning R T Montague Geo. W Montague D B Moore G W Redmon Wm M Edrington R A. H. Buchanan

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State of Kentucky Taylor Co

N L Price says the statements peceding the list of subscribers hereto are true

N L Price

Swrn to before me by N L Price This Sept 15th 1863

M O Robinson J. P. T. C

Sept 19th 1863

Remit all except costs &C

T E Bramlette

FTayletlor Cir Ct vs N. L. Price $200 -- Forfeiture Remitd19th Sept 1863