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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-0001-004-2702 BR16-344

Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky 1865-11-18 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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Columbia Ky. Nov the 18th 1865 To his Excellency Thomas. E. Bramlette Governor of the State of Kentucky Dear sir

Some time previous to the last May term of our Circuit Court, one Robert. D. Campbell late of Hart County Ky. whose intellectual faculties are far below the ordinary class of young men, & more particularly whn labouring under the influence of ardent spirits, to the habit of which he was very much prone; but his Paternal, & Maternal relatives (to wit the Campbells, & Rowes) are highly respectible citizens -- was a^c^cused of stealing of ^from^ Bell McBeath some fifteen dollars in money, under the following circumstances, while in McBeaths Confectionary, or drug Store, he, (Campbell) found on the floor a Pocketbook, out of which he took the money, suspition fell upon him, & whn demanded gave up the money. It is in proof also that he had, had partial paroxysms of insanity for some time, supposed to be from the effects of a fall from a horse, which fall had fractured his brain He was arrested, and his trial put off from the May, to the Nov term, by S. S. Dunbar going in with him, in a bond of five hundred dollars, which bond was forfeited in consequence of Campbells nonappearance.

Now therefore we the undersigned petitioners respectfully request your Excellency to remit said fine, as the course of Justice will not be materially arrested thereby, on the part of Campbell, but fully, & meritoriously, ^(carried out)^ on the part of Dunbar. All of which we herewith submit to your Excellency -- Given under our hands this 18th. day of Nov. 1865

S. S. Dunbar Tim Bradshaw T Q Walker Gaither Miller J. C. Winfrey James D Lyon P. C. Hardin R T Garnett

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E. T Willis Jas R Ewing Ben. S. Coffey

Remit the forfeiture & hand to Senator Ben S Coffey

Adair Cir Ct vs S. S. Dunbar $500 Forfeiture 6th Dec/65