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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-0001-004-1186 BR11-320

1864-09-27 Petition English 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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To his Excellency Thos E Bramlet Governer of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Your Petitioners James S- Herren & Asariah Herne would most respectfully represent that at the May term 1863 a judgment was rendered vs J S Herne infavor of the commonwealth of Ky for $75,00 & costs -- They make the former statement send to join Hands as part of this Pet and further state that they are both Poor that the said, Asariah Herne went upon a Replevin Bond with the said J S Herrin Replevying said judgment -- that said J S Herren has no property subject to Execution that the said Asariah Herne has property sufficient to pay the Judgment but that it would be a great hardship upon him to compell him to pay said debt -- That he is barely able to live & if he is compelled to pay said judgmt it will greatly embarass him. they both say that the said A Herrne is in no way indemnified for any loss he may sustain by reason of his being the surety of the said J S Herin They therefore ask the Governer in the exercise of his Executive clemency to remit so much of said judgment as he can & for which these Pet will feel themselves under lasting obligations

J S ^his X mark^ Herrne Asariah ^his X mark^ Herne

sworn to before me by J S & Asariah Herne this 27th day of sept 1864

M Burnett presiding judge of Grant county court

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Grant Cir Ct vs Jas S. Herren $75, Respited for 3 months 8th Oct/64