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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-0001-004-2435 BR15-383 to BR15-384

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To hi Excellency Thomas E. Bramlett Govenor of Kentucky

Your petitioner Thomas Jeffrerey would respectfully state that one Wm Clark Cla was held & confined in the Jail of Jefferson county on a charge of felony in default of bail in the Sum of four hundred dollars $400 Your petitioner became the bail of said Clark; & Judgment for four hundred dollars was given at the Sept Term of the Jefferson Circuit Court.

Your petitioner was induced to bail said Clark from the fact of his bieing a soldier in the company to which his nephew belonged. In fact it was done on the representations of his Nephew; he gave him an excelent character as a Soldier and a man.

Your petitioner is a working man & went upon the bond without bieing indemnified. he is unable to pay the judgment

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without feeling great distress.

Your Excellency is respectfully refered to the signers who unite in the prayre for a remission of the judgment.

Your petitioner requests Your Excellency to remit the amount & he will ever pray &c

Thos Jeffrey

We the undersigned respectfully request that Your Excellency remit the Judgment against Thomas Jeffrey

J R Dupuy comm' atty Geo. W. Johnston ct Judge W. A. Ronald S J C James P. Chambers

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Jefferson Cir. Ct Thos Jeffry $300, Forfeiture 6 Sept /65

Remit