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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-0001-004-0434 BR9-183 to BR9-184

Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky 1860-11-20 Legal/Financial English 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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Pleas before the Honl Tho. C Dabney Judge of the Muhlenberg Circuit Ct the Court House in Greenville November the 20 1860

Muhlenberg Circuit Court The Commonwealth of Kentucky Plff against } Petition Samuel Brown and John E Reno Defendants

The Plantiff States that the defendant Samuel Brown on or before about the Sixth day of August 1859 was arrested & brought for trial before N Howard Police Judge of the Town of South Carrolton in Muhlenberg County for the tral of an accusation against him charging him with Shooting Abraham Attic with intent to Kill him which is monparticularly shown by a bench warant herefiled as a part of this petition marked (A) and the action or trial being posponed from the 6th day of August 1859. to the 8th day of August 1859. the defendant executed & entered into a Bail Bond or recognisance before the said Judge undertaking that the Said Brown among othor things would make his appearance before the said Police Judge on the Said 8th day of August 1859 to Answer Said Charge & not thereto depart without the leave of the Said Judge and if the Said Brown failed to comply with the requirements of Said -- that the Said defendant would pay the plaintiff the Sum of Two Hundred dollars which more particularly is shown by refferance to Said Bail Bond here filed as a part of this petition Marked (B) The Plaintiff further States that the defendant Brown did not make his appearance before the Said Judge on the 8th day of August 1859 as required by the Said recognizance but forfeited the

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2 Same (having been released from the custody upon the execution thereof) The Plantiff further Says that in Addition to the forfeiture of the said Bond by the Said defendant the Same by written endorsement on Said Bond on the 8th day of August 1859 declared the Same forfeited wortheless the defendants hath hither to wholy failed & refused to pay the Said Plantiff the Said Sum of Two Hundred dollars or any part thereof Although requested so. to. do, The Plantiff also Charges that the defendant Brown about the time & Shortly before the time for his appearance under Said recognizance on the 8th day of August 1859 preparatory to a forfeiture deposited the amount of Said bond with the deft Reno & left the State wherefore the Plff prays Judgment against the defendants for the sum of $200. and for other proper releif

John E Arnold Atty for Comth

Bond referd to Samuel Brown having been Arrested under a warrant of Arrest for the Charge of the Wilfully and maliciously Shooting & Wounding Abraham Attic with a pistol loaded with powder & ball with intent to Kill in Muhlenberg County. And being permitted to give bail in the Sum of Two Hundred dollars; Now we Samuel Brown and John E Reno of Muhlenberg County do hereby undertake that the above named S Brown Will Appear before N Howard P Judge of the South Carrolton on Monday the 8th day of August 1859 to answer to the Charge in the Warrant Specified and Will not thence lawfull depart without being lawfully discharged and if he fail to perform either of these Conditions we w

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3 to the Commonwealth the said Sum of Two Hundred Dollars Witness our hands this 6th day of August 1859

Saml ^his X mark^ Brown Jno E Reno Lester N Howard P J Endorsed

Forfeited by within named Brown not appearing at the time and place therein Specified August 8th 186359.

N Howard P. J.

Upon which a Summons issued returned Executed on Jno E Reno Saml Brown not found,

The Commonwealth of Kentucky Plff against } on forftd Bond Samuel Brown John E Reno Deft

This day came the plff as well as the deft Jno E Reno by his Atty and On his motion leave was given him to withdraw his answer And thereupon Said Reno in Open Court Confessed Judgement in the Sum of Two Hundred Dollars It is therefore adjudged by the Court that the plaintiff recover of the defendant Jno E Reno the Sum of Two Hundred dollars with interest from this day & the Cost of this action

State of Kentucky

Muhlenberg Circuit Court As Clerk of the Muhlenberg Circuit Court. I certify the above to be a true Copy of the records of my Office

Jesse H Reno Clk