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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-0001-004-2720 BR16-375 to BR16-376

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To His Excellency Thos. E. Bramlette Govenor of Kentucky

Your Petitioners J. A. Crack would respectfully state, that in the month of July 1865 he went upon the bail bond of Frederick J. Crack in ^the^ city Court of Louisville to appear & answer a felony in the Jefferson Circuit Court at the next term of Said court. The bail bond was in the sum of three hundred dollars $30000/00. A forfeiture was had on said bond at the September term. Your petitioner was induced to go bail because the accused was a respectable man & had never been Known as a bad man, in fact no one ever suspicioned him. It is true that his mind was somewhat erratic, & at times he was supposed to be demented, but no one ever doubted his honesty. It was more from feelings of humanity than any thing else. Your petitioner is totally

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unable to pay any part of said sum without feeling great pecuniary distress, He prays your Excellency to remit the amount.

Your Excellency is respectfully refered to the recommendations accompaning this paper.

Respectfully J, A, Krack

I am personally acquainted with the Petitioner & Know all the circumstances under which he became bail for F J Crack; the Examiners court before which he was tried having been held by me, and from such personal Knowledge of the parties & all the circumstances without stating particular facts I say to the Governor that the forfeiture should be remitted, and that if the matter was with me I would not hesitate to take responsibility & remit the Penalty.

Geo. W. Johnston.

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Jefferson Cir Ct vs J A Krack $300. Forfeiture 18 Nov/65 Remit the forfeiture