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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-0001-004-2899 BR17-219 to BR17-220

Madison County, Kentucky Madison County, Kentucky 1865-12-23 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 "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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To His Excellency Thomas E Bramlette Govenor of Ky

We the undersigned citizens of Madison County would respectfully represent that at the term of the Madison Circuit Court 186 John Wilson a citizen of this County was indicted in said Court for Larceny and was admitted to bail in the sum of One hundred and fifty dollars And Rice Portwood entered as his surety upon the bond, Wilson is a criple for life was a Member of the 7th Ky Cavalry, At the March Term 1865 of said Court Judgment was rendered upon a forfeiture of said bond and Portwood will have to pay the Money as Wilson has left the state without any estate here

Portwood is a poor man, with a large familly And we would respectfully request that you remit said fine. We believe it a fit case for Executive Clemency

Decr 23rd 1865

Owen W Walker G W Smith S Smith D Russell P P Ballard R Russel STurner Albert J Jonah Gentry Claiborne Freeman J M Hill Ed W Turner Thos Rice C. M. C Jas M Kindred S M C Wm Parker James Denham Daniel White S. D. James Thomas Pulley Jason James N B Jones Richare Lanter Warren Harris

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John Burnett J I. Walker C. H Breck John C Terrill Thos Rowland John P Jarman Charles. C. Taylor John W Cooke E L Shackelford Jr Thos S Bristow Jr James Davis J F Miller R. D. Davis, Wm Chenault W H Francis Jno. M. Harris Jno B Francis John Taylor. P. M Saml Wherrin John. G. Taylor

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S. F Harben David Simmons W. R. Boggs T. S. Andrews Isaac Hutchison Wm Smith. Collins

Madison Cir Ct vs Rice Portwood $150, Forfeiture 278th Feby 1866 Remit