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 November 12, 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-0001-004-2307 BR15-189 to BR15-190

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To his Excellency Thomas E Bramlette Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Your petitioners Elisha Williams and William Wyatt most respectfully ask a remission of a judgment rendered in the Jefferson circuit Court against them in favor of Said Commonwealth at its september term 1865 on the 5th day of september for the Sum of five hundered dollars founded on a scrie facias on a forfeited recognizance as bail of one Luther Hays charged with filony

Your petitioners saith they entered as bail for the appearance of said Hays to answer this Said charge in Said court but after they entered as bail and before the day of appearance said Hays entered the Army of the United States ^^ So that Your petitioners could not produce him

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in view of the foregoing facts they ask your excellency to remit all of said judgment except the fees of the Commonwealths attorney and costs and your petitioners will every pray &c

Elisha Williams William Wyatt

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Jefferson Cir Ct vs Remit E. Williams & Wm Wyatt $500. Forfeiture 20 Sept/65 Fee paid hand to Mr Barrett