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 November 12, 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-0001-004-1516 BR12-350

Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky 1865-02-10 Correspondence English 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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Mount Sterling Feb. 10. 1865 Hon. Jas. H. G. Bush My dear sir.

About two weeks ago I wrote to the Governor asking him to remit a forfeited bond (bail) against myself & Thos. Turner. The application was approved by Mr Dury or Comths Atty. The following are the facts. A fellow named Kincade a soldier in the 10th Ky. Cav. was indicted at the Feb. term 1863 for bigamy, He was arrested shortly after & after the close of the term put in jail & kept there some time when his father came & employed us to defend him. We got him out of jail went on his bail bond for $400 -- for his appearance at the Ensuing August term. Just before that term the 10th Ky. was ordered away from here taking Kincade, leaving Turner & myself in the lurch. We begged off at the Augt term 1863 & Feb. term 1864 but at our last Augt. term ^1864^ Judgt. went against us ^for $400. -- ^ & I myself paid off the comths Atty's 30 per cent. I wish you would go to the Governor & get the Comths portion of the forfeiture remitted. In the hurry of his business he has doubtless overlooked my letter & if it were not for the near approach of our Circt. Court (next monday) I would come down & personally attend to it. & I only ask your good offices in this matter because you have always been so kind a friend, in matters where I had least right to expect it. that I am emboldened in this thing.

Mr Hensley asked me to say that I join in

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his petition sent you for his relief, in having a special law passed removing his case from Wolfe to this county.

Very respy your friend B. A. Seaver

Montgomery Cir Ct vs Seaver & Turner $400

Remit & hand to Judge Bush Senator

14th Febry/65