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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-0001-004-3290 BR42-106 to BR42-107

Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Correspondence English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. 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 the Governor of Kentucky

Your Petitioner Elijah Wilkins would Most respectfully represent unto your Excellency that his brother James L. Wilkins was Indicted in the Muhlenberg Circuit Court for Larceny the charge being that he had stolen from one Jacob Gish a small Lot of bacon his said brother did not flee not being guilty as your petitioner then believed and now believes but gave himself up or was taken by the Sheriff and your Petitioner said Wilkins and John Gregory became his Bail and the prisoner did not make his appearance but in the mean time had become intemperate and reckless and did not Care for the parties of getting clear of the prosecution your Petitioners are poor men with large families and are really not able to spare the money from their families your Petitioner Wilkins has already paid off the Commonwealth atty his fees which will appear by the papers herewith filed. The Bail Bond was forfeited and Judgment rendered against your Petitioner and Execution is now in the hands of the sheriff. The undersigned would most humbly Petition your Excellency to remit said Judgment or the amt unpaid in the Same Execution and they will ever pray &c

Elijah Wilkins John Gregory

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The undersigned Jacob Gish would ask & Petition his Excellency the Governor to remit the the Judgment on the Forfeited Recognizance the undersigned being the person from whom the Bacon was stolen The Petitioner Wilkins haven paid the Commonwealths atty his fees I think he has suffered enough he and Petitioner Gregory being both poor men Jacob Gish

The undersigned Petitioners neighbors and acquaintances of Petitioners Wilkins and Gregory join in their prayer and Petition that His Excellency the Govenor would remit the or Judgment they are poor men and have been unfortunate in becoming the Bail of a dissipated young man. They do not believe this young man was guilty of the crime charged to him

C L. Morehead G K Nall Presley Morehead J. C. Landes Thomas A Brown Joseph Terhune James Carbon Martin Grigary L. N. Carbon J L Grocery J. W Morehead J. M. Reeves John Stobaugh J M. Martin & sons Robert Bennette

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J Y Coffman jr Henry T. Ambrose J. S. Hill C. P. Ward C B Summers P. Briscoe A. Vaughan A. Yuance A. J. Wigges Ben S Humphrey Geo L Cabaniss L H Curd John Simms John Brown Charles W Rothrock J H Noffsingers J L Daniel S S Timothy bom John Gregory Samuel William B Edwards W. H. Fontery J F Davis C B Pickliffe John Whitehous James Jarvis Charles Walters Wm B Wickliffe Joshnay Curts J. S Miller B. C. Bennett Edward Jarvis Robert C Carnahan Chas Taylor W. C. Sison T R Moore T. muzzee Jacob Kitterige J B Stuartt G. H. Robinson W C Whitehouse Frank Tall Mark Coston Wm Young Wm J. W. Taylor B R Eaves Jas. T. Morehead Robt Glemd Jos Gish Dan Stroud Alex Bruce Sy Taylor S C Howard C L McGown N. G Ferguson John Kittinger Thos Bruce A M Jackson M W Gibbs W K K Farris John B Hughs A H Lovelace Jacob Frances J H Meno

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S P Hendricks Pete Shanes jr Jas McIntire Jonathan Huttinger Daniel Pevlar James Taggart J F Bethel Isaac B Ingram Elijah Jarvis Jackson Lovelace W G Martin W S Hay F W Kinchalow Isaac Reed John vincent Johnathan gosett William beth John b wincet W. T. Brown Jessey forcihand E F Wiggins P. P. Jenkons John Rice Pewh Pool Beverly Coleman L R Rine A G. B. Williams Jeremiah Forshand Robert williams g. W. Ward D. g. Edwards Herman J B Snow F John McIntire H. Tuder S. T. Davenport L. C. Wellborn E. P. Samford Harrison L Poe G.. H.. Williams B J Shaver Lewis Eades Lemuel Locky

We Jas P McIntire Sheriff J H. Reno Clk Cir Court & Tho J Jones clk County Court do hereby certify that we are acquainted with the most of the names on the foregoing Petition all with whom the undersigned are acquainted are Citizens of this County & they believe they all are they embrace many of the Citizens of the county many of the Petitioners neighbors & acquaintances

Jas P. McIntire S M C Jesse N Reno C. Cir. Ct Tho. J. Jones clk Co court.