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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-0001-004-2332 BR15-223 to BR15-224

Lyon County, Kentucky Lyon County, Kentucky 1865-09-16 Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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To His Excellency. Thomas E. Bramlette Governor of the Comth of Kentucky State of Kentucky County of Lyon } Sct.

Affiant James Lester says that he was the surety of one Farrier upon his bond to appear before the Lyon Circuit Court to answer a charge of misdemeanor. That said Farrier failing to appear said bond (for $10000) was taken as forfeited. That affiant petitioned the Hon. J. F. Robinson then Governor of Kentucky to remit said bond and that the amount of fifty dollars was remitted as will appear no doubt by reference to the records in the office of the Sec. of state in Frankfort Ky. Affiant says that he paid the remainder, to wit, the sum of fifty dollars to one J F Young then Sheriff Of Lyon Co. and placed the Governors letter remitting the fine in his hands, that said sheriff promised to return the execution satisfied and make the proper endorsement upon the same. But affiant says said sheriff failed to return said execution that said Sheriff is now deceased and the letter of Hon J F Robinson remitting the fine is lost. that said debt still stands against him and that an execution has again been issued for the sum of $100 against him. that it is now in the hands of the Sheriff & if not stayed he will have to pay the full sum of $10000. Wherefore he prays that this affidavit be also read as his petition. He says that his former petition and the copy of Governor Robinsons letter will no doubt be found in the records at Frankfort and he prays that they be refered to, and that your Excellency will immediately answer this petition and remit the whole of said amount of $10000 and that the execution be returned to the office.

James Lester

Subscribed & Sworn to before me by James Lester, this 16th day of Sep 1865.

John Stacker Jr Examiner Lyon Co. Ky.

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Lyon Cir Ct vs Remit Jas Lester $100, Forfeiture 21 Sept/65