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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-0001-004-1605 BR13-45 to BR13-46

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Jessamine Circuit Court The Commonwealth of Kentucky Against Willis Reynolds

The Grand Jury of Jessamine County in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky accuse Willis Reynolds of the offense of Standing Jack without license committed as follows viz. the said Willis Reynolds on the 2nd day of September 1861 in the county aforesaid did stand a Jack without having obtained license so to do which he permitted to serve mares and Jennets at the price of $1000 each against the peace and dignity of the commonwealth of Kentucky

W. S. Downey Com. Atty

Witnesses Benedict Baker Harrison Stinnett

Willis Reynolds being in custody charged with the offence of standing a Jack without license and being admitted to bail in the sum of $100 -- now I. John I. Reynolds of Jessamine County Kentucky hereby undertake that the above named Willis Reynolds will appear in the Jessamine

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Circuit Court on the 1st day of its next September term to answer said charge and will at all times render himself amenable to the orders and process of said Court in the prosecution of said charge and if convicted will render himself in execution thereof; or if he shall fail to perform either of these conditions that I will pay to the Commonwealth of Kentucky the sum of One Hundred Dollars --

Witness my hand this 8th Day of August 1862 --

Willis ^his X mark^ Reynolds Sr. John I. Reynolds

Taken and subscribed before me as Sheriff of Jessamine County Ky.

Jas E Rutherford D. S.

At a Circuit Court held for Jessamine County March 6th 1865 --

The Defendant Willis Reynolds altho duly summoned and recognized to appear came not but made default -- It is therefore adjudged by the court that said Willis Reynolds make good his fine to the Commonwealth by the payment of Forty Dollars and also her costs herein expended and

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that he be taken therefor -- And the Defendant Willis Reynolds failing to appear herein according to his recognizance entered into by him said recognizance is adjudged by the court forfeited and it is ordered that a summons issue against the surety in said recognizance returnable to 1st Day of the next term of the court to show cause if any ^he can^ why Judgment shall not be rendered against him for the same and costs

A Copy att S. Noland c. J. c. c.

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Jessamine Cir Ct vs Willis Reynolds & Surety

Remitted 7th Apl/65