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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-0001-004-1876 BR13-446 to BR13-447

Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky 1865-05-26 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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Greenville, Ky. May 26th 1865 His Excellency Thos E. Bramlette Governer of Kentucky Dear Sir:

Your Petitioners, Carroll L.. McCown, Eneas Fulkerson, J. B. Fentress, & Wm H. Herman most respectfully state that they became the bail of one Thos Howard who was apprehended in this county, on the charge of stealing clothing, in Sept 1864. It appeared from the evidence before the Court of Enquiry that theseis mean in in Company with one Stepehn Clark, both strangers, were passing through this county, in a very destitute condition. They stoped at the house of a Mr. Latham, to procure, as they stated, something to eat, while there they took and Converted to their own use some clothing which they found in the house, They He wereas regularly arrested and tried, and committed in default of three hundred dollars bail, and your petitioners bacame his bail as above stated. Howard and Clark both entered the Army of the United States, and when the Cause was called at the November Term, 1864, of the Muhlenburg Circuit Court, a forfeiture of the bail-bond was entered, and at the

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& at the May Term, 1865, of this Court a Judgment was rendered against them, and an execution ordered to be issued. They desire to state farther that Carroll L. McCown one of your petitioners was drafted & in sept. '64, and that they bailed out Howard to enter the Army as a substitute for said McCown, Howard was offered at the Head Quarters of this District as a substitute and was rejected, he escaped from McCown and it is said that he entered ^entered^ the Army of the United States ^as a substitute for another man^ McCown would have returned him to the Civil Authorities had he not escaped, Mr. McCown was compelled from his surroundings to furnish a substitute, which he did at a cost of over $800.00 To raise this amount Mr. McCown drew heavily upon the kindness of his friends, he being poor and not able to furnish that amount of money himself. form the amount of cash that he furnished, and his indebtedness to his friends for the amounts they furnished will involve him in difficulties of indebtedness from which he will not recover for years, and the payment of the amount of bail-bond, which he feels honer bound

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to pay, will increase this difficulty. Mr McCown is an honest Mechanic and solely dependant upon the work of his hands for the necessary means of support.

Your Petitioners farther state that they are poor and have families to suport. They rely upon your Clemency and beg you to remit all that part of the forfeiture except the Commonwealth's attorneys fees & other costs

See bail-bond and Judgment herein

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

We the undersigned citizens of Muhlenburg County concur in the foregoing statements, knowing believing them to be true, and beg your Clemency in their behalf --

B E Pittman county Attorney Jesse N Reno Cir court Clerk Tho. J. Jones County Court Clk, B J Shaver P J M C C Jos P McIntire S M C J. R. Strange F. M. Allison F. B Hancock P. H. Baker

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Refused