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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-0001-004-1639 BR13-97

1865-03-21 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 Excelency Thos E Bramlett Govenor of Ky --

Your Petitioners Would respectfully represent unto your Excelency, that J. H Glover being under Indictments in the Madison Circuit Court one for carrying a Concealed Weapon & the other for Malicious Shooting. He was admited to Bail by said Court in the Concealed Weapon case in the sum of $100. & in the other in the sum of $200. and to get security on said Bail Bonds Glover on the 11th of Aug 1860 executed to A. P. White a Mortgage on a small lot of ground in Madison county to secure him as his Bail, White then entered upon said Bonds as Glovers surity. At a subsequent Term of the Court Glover failing to appear both Bondsmen forfeited. White then filed his Bill to forclose the Mortgage to indemnify him as Bail afsd and had said Lot of ground sold, which brought at Public sale $375 -- The Commonwealths Attorneys per cent of which is $9" -- leaving for distribution amongst Glovers creditors after paying cost about $250 -- provided White should be released from liability as Glovers Bail --

The undersigned under the facts respectfully request your Excelency to relieve said White & remit said forfeiture except cost & officers fees so that the creditors who are worthy may get the benefit of the residue

March 21 1865 J. W. Caperton (see over)

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The facts are correctly set forth in the petition, and at the instance of the creditors and counsel I would most respectfully unite in its prayer

W. S. Downey

J M Shackelford C M C C S Parish Sheriff Madison Co Willard Davis C. F. Burnam C. Watts Ed. M. Turner Wm B. Smith Wm Chenault Elbridge J Broaddus

Madison Co Ky A. P. White Petition

Remit & hand to Dr N Bolling

Madison Cir Ct vs A P. White 2 judts $100 & $200 -- Remitted 9th May/65