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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-0001-004-0849 BR10-308 to BR10-308A

Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky 1864-05-24 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 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Madisonville Hopkins Co Ky May 24 1864 To his Excelency Govr Bramlette

Your petitioners would respectfully represent that at the present Term of the Hopkins Circuit Court a Judgment was rendered in behalf of the Commonwealth against Genl James M Shackelford. and Israel Davis upon a forfeited Recognizance amounting to three hundred dollars they being bail for the appearance of Thomas Scales at a previous term of said Court charged with stabing with intent to Kill. They state that the appearance of said Scales at the said term was impossible he being at the time a prisoner of confined in the Jail at Clarksville Tennessee and that under the circumstances it was out of the power of said Bail to deliver him up. that said Scales has since been sent to the penitentiary for five years from Clarksville Tenn. believeing that the Bail has done all in their power to procur the attendance of said Scales under the circumstances it would work injustice to them. They ask therefore that amount of said judgment be remitted by your Excellency.

Sam Morton Presiding Judge of the Hopkins County ^Court^

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T W Campbell Clk Hopkins County Court J. L. Robertson Sheriff J. M. Compton clk Hopkins Ct Court Jno Barret Comlths atty 14' Judicial district I have also remitted my portion of the Recognizance Jno Barret John. G. Bailey Dick Littlepage A. K. Bradley Wm L. Gordon J B Earle W A Wilson

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Hopkins Cir Ct vs Genl Jas M. Shackelford & Israel Davis Forfeiture $300Remit 12th July/64