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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-0001-004-0956 BR10-472 to BR10-473

Greensburg, Green County, Kentucky Greensburg, Green County, Kentucky 1864-06-06 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 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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State of Kentucky Green County Greensburg To his Excellency Thomas E Bramlette Esqr Governor of Kentucky

your petitioner William Wallace would respectfully represent that at the last May term of the Green Circuit Court Judgement was rendered against him as one of the Sureties of Z. H. Eastin in a recognizance for his appearance in the Green Circuit Court amounting to $500-. He States that his co-security John C. Blakeman who is Equally bound for said sum (but against whom there is no Judgement) is now in the Military Service of the United States in the 30th Regt Ky Volunteers. the whole of said Judgement therefore now has to be discharged by your petitioner alone --

He states that the Deft Eastin by his failure to appear in discharge of his recognisance has caused caused this burthen to fall upon your petitioner. He done nothing to keep said Eastin away but done all that he could to induce him to appear. He has no indemity for this sum which he will now have to pay he is now in a Condition. Wholly unable to pay said Sum. he has by reason of the many Depredations of the rebells upon him been Stripped of almost every thing in the way of personal property. and is left now without any means to make a living for the present except by his daily toil & help of his friends. He does not ask your Excellency hereonce to remit said forfeiture at this time, but he desires and respectfully

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prays your Excellency to suspend the collection of said Judgement for a few say 12 months in which time your petitioner may with the assistance of his Co Security be able to pay the same. He states that he has in addition to the loss of his property had one of his sons recently killed and another wounded with loss of a leg. this with his other misfortunes has so disordered and deranged his business that he is not now prepared to pay said sum.

He prays your Excellency to suspend ^said Judgement^ for a reasonable time & for which your petitioner will ever be thankful He will add that he has now on his hands to take care of, & care for the wives & children of 2 sons in law who are now serving in the Union or Federal army

Wm Wallace

Sworn to and subscribed before me by Wm Wallace this June 6th 1864 at Greensburg Green County Ky.

S A Spencer Presiding Judge Green C C.

To his Excellency Governor Bramlette

On behalf of William Wallace we inclose you his petition, if consisent with your notions of propriety we would be pleased for you to Extend to him the relief he desires the facts set out in his petition as regards his misfortune, pecuniarily and otherwise the loss of his sons & the burden of care for his family, are I am satisfied are true, & as he asks in his time of need & appression simply an indulgence I hope

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your Excellency may favorably consider his case & give him the relief prayed for.

I have the honor to be very respectfully Your obdt Servt S A Spencer

Green Cir Ct vs Wm Wallace Forfeiture

12 months Respite 132th July/64

Green Circuit Court VS Wm Wallace Forfeiture $500 --