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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-0001-004-1764 BR13-279 to BR13-280

Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Muhlenberg County, Kentucky 1865-05-26 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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Thomas Howard 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 and W. H. Herman of Muhlenberg County Kentucky, hereby undertake that the above named Thomas Howard 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 order and process of said court in the prosecution of said charge, and if convicted, will render himself in execution thereof, or, if he should 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 a Presiding Judge of the Muhlenberg County Court, 27th September 1864

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

Muhlenberg Circuit Court Sct November term, Novr. 16th 1864

The Commonwealth of Kentucky Plff against } OnBailBond Thomas Howard &c Defts

This day came the atty for the Commonwealth, and the defendant Thomas Howard having been called and failing to appear in the discharge of his bail bond or recognizance entered into on the 27th day of Sept 1864, in the sum of $300, It is therefore adjudged by the court that said Bail Bond be and is hereby declared forfeited, and that a summons

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is hereby 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 the Commonwealth shall not have Judgment against them for $300, as the sureties of the said Thomas Clark on said forfeited Bail Bond, for the appearance of the said Howard in this court on the 1st day of its present term, & further to do &c,

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

Muhlenberg Circuit Sct May term, May 9th 1865,

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

The defendants C L McCoun, T. E. Fulkerson J. V. Fentress and W. H. Herman having been duly summoned & 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 the amount of which they executed their bond -- with interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum from this date, and her costs herein expended,

State of Kentucky Muhlenberg Circuit } Sct,

I Tho 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, T. E. Fulkerson & others in the case of the Commonwealth of Kentucky against Thomas Howard, and of the order forfeiting said bond and the judgment rendered by said Court thereon,

Witness my hand as deputy for J. H. Reno clerk of said Court, May 26th 1865,

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