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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-0001-004-1763 BR13-277 to BR13-278

Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Muhlenberg County, Kentucky 1864-09-27 Legal/Financial English Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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Stephen Clark being in custody charged with the offense of larceny, and being admitted to bail in the sum of Three hundred dollars, now, We, C. L. McCoun, T. E. Fulkerson, J. V. Fentress & W. H Herman of Muhlenberg County Kentucky, hereby undertake that we the above named Stephen Clark will appear in the Muhlenberg Circuit Court on the first day of its next November 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 we will pay to the Commonwealth of Kentucky the sum of three hundred dollars. Witness our hands this 27th day of September 1864.

C. L. McCoun T. E. Fulkerson, J. V. Fentress, W. H. Herman,

Taken and subscribed before me as Presiding Judge of the Muhlenberg County Court, this 27th September 1864,

B. J. Shaver P. J. M. C. C.

Muhlenberg Circuit Court Nov term Nov. 16th 1864.

Commonwealth of Kentucky Plff against} OnBailBond Stephen Clark &c Defts

On motion of the atty for the Commlth, the defendant Clark having been called and failing to appear in the discharge of his bail bond entered into on the 27th day of September 1864 in the sum of three hundred dollars, It is therefore adjudged by the court that said bail bond be and is hereby declared forfeited, and

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that a summons is awarded against C. L. McCoun, T. E. Fulkerson, J. V. Fentress and W. H. Herman, returnable to the first day of the next term of this Court, to show cause if any they can why Judgment shall not be rendered against them for three hundred dollars as the sureties of said Stephen Clark on said forfeited bail bond, for the appearance of the said Stephen Clark in this court on the first day of its present term and further to do &c --

upon which summons issued & was returned by the sheriff of Muhlenberg County duly executed on the said C. L. McCoun, T. E. Fulkerson, J. V. Fentress, and W. H. Herman on the 18th of April 1865,

Muhlenberg Circuit Court May term, May 9, 1865,

The Commonwealth of Kentucky Plff against } On forfeited Bail Bond. C. L. McCoun, T. E. Fulkerson, J. V. Fentress, & W. H. Herman Defts

The defendants C. L. McCoun, T. E. Fulkerson, J. V. Fentress, & W. H. Herman having been duly summoned and failing to answer, It is adjudged by the court that the Commonwealth of Kentucky recover of the defendants C. L. McCoun, T. E. Fulkerson, J. V. Fentress & W. H. Herman the sum of three hundred dollars with interest thereon at the rate of 6 per cent from this date, and the costs of this prosecution and that execution may issue thereon --

State of Kentucky Muhlenberg Circuit } Sct,

I T. J. Jones deputy for J. H Reno clerk of said court do certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the bail bond

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executed by C. L. McCoun & others in the case of the Comlth vs Stephen Clark, and of the order forfeiting said bond and the judgment thereon --

given under my hand, this 26th day of May 1865.

Tho. J. Jones D. C. for J. H Reno Clk

T. J. J. May 26