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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-0001-004-2185 BR14-423

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1865-08-29 Petition English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. 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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To his Excellency Thomas E Bramlette The Governor of Kentucky

The Petitioner James W Sweeney will respectfully represent that at the June Term 1865, of the City Court of Louisville: a forfeiture was taken in a Bail Bond which he had executed for the appearance of his brother Bluford Sweeny to answer to an Assault & Battery committed upon Louis Sweydorf: in the sum of $200,00

He states the Grand Jury returned an indictment against his brother: and the Same was set for trial at the last august Term of said Court 8th day of August 1865: Your petitioner states that on the day of the Trial. He took his brother to the Court room and being very busy He left him in the room, in the Custody of Mr Pat Dillen the Marshall of the said Courts: informing Mr Dillen about the matter:

He states that afterwards the case was Called and his brother Bluford Sweeny not being acquainted with the usages of the Court did not answer and therefore the forfeiture was taken:

Your Petitioner says that He in good faith did all that the law required of him in delivering his brother to the Custody of the Marshall of the Courts: Yet the Commonwealth now has a capias in the hands of the Marshall of said Court -- to compel the payment of the $200.00 on the forfeited Bond. Your Petitioner submits to your Excellency, and humbly prays that the same may be remitted

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to him: He will be compelled to pay the Costs and He is not able to pay now: by misfortune he has recently lost all he had by the fraudulent conduct of a partner in business:

Very Respectfully James W Sweeny

State & Commonwealth of Kentucky Jefferson County Sct

James W Sweeny states that the above petition is true:

James W Sweeny

Sworn to before me by James W Sweeny this 29th August 65.

S S Aletrisness N, P, L, C,

The undersigned Citizens respectfully join in the petition of Mr James W. Sweeny and hope your Excellency will grant the prayer of the Petitioner:

Respectfully J A Weathford 2 lieut 28 Ky vol. inft Saml Griffith J, C. Ellis L T Cunningham W. C. Vaughn Louis Zonegelorff Stephan Schwind S M Hewett. late, Capt 2d Ky Battery Geo. W. Johnston Wm. N. Sinkhorn Charles F Grimes John L Treanor Late Lt Col 5th Ky. Vol. Infr Wm Hipwell Late C." C." 35t. Inf Chas Fais.