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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons and Remissions, 1859-1862 KYR-0001-020-0717 MG19-117 to MG19-119

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Green County Ky. Sct.

Thomas Kersey being in Custody charged with the offense of stealing a bay mare the property of Shelton Headgen, and being admitted to bail in the sum of Five Hundred Dollars, Now we James M. Anderson of the County of Barren & William Thompson & Elizabeth Kersey of the County fo Green (Securities) hereby undertake that the above named Thomas Kersey shall appear in the Green Circuit Court in the first day of its next February term to answer said charge, and shall at all times render himself amenable to the orderes & process of said Court in the prosecuting of said charge & if convicted shall render himself in execution thereof; or if he fail to perform either of these Conditions that he will pay to the Commonwealth of Kentucky the Sum of five Hundred Dollars-

Witness our hands this 9th day of November 1858.

Taken and subscribed James M. Anderson Wm Thompson by

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before me as presiding Judge of the Green County Court, this 9th day of November 1858

Thomas R. Barnett J. P. G. C. C. James M. Anderson his attorney in fact. Elizabeth Kersey by W. T. Ward her attorney in fact.

And afterwards at a court held for the Green Circuit on the 9th day of March 1859, the foregoing bond was forfeited & summons ordered to issue-

And afterwards again at a Court held for the Circuit aforesaid on the 14th day of June 1859-

Judgement agst. Thompson

On motion of the attorney for the Comth. an alias summons is ordered to issue against the defendant Elizabeth Kersey & the case is continued as to her.

And the defendant William Thompson having been duly summoned & failing to answer, it is adjudged by the court that the Commonwealth of Kentucky recover

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of the said Deft. Thompson Five Hundred Dollars the amount of said forfeiture & the costs herein expanded.

And again at said court on the 7th day of September 1859

Judgement agst. E. Kersey

The defendant Elizabeth Kersey having been duly summoned and failing to answer. It is adjudged by the Court that the Commonwealth recover of the Said Deft. Elizabeth Kersey Five Hundred Dollars the amount of said Forfeiture & the costs herein expanded-

The Replevin bond executed by Wm Thompson reads as follows.

Replevin Bond.

We William Thompson principal Security, bind our selves three months after date to pay the Commonwelath of Ky. on forfeited bail bond (the plff. in Execution) the sum of $517.51 cents, with interest thereon from this date, being the amount of principal interest & cost of an Execution No. 1236, which issued from the clerk's office of the Green

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Circuit Court, on the 28th day of June 1859, in favor of the Comth. for the sum of,

Principal$500.00Interest9.50Costs4.50Shffs. half bond.12.61Writing bond.40

And we the said principal and security have replevied the same-

Witness our hands and Seals, this 15th day of August 1859-

Attest Wm Bale Wm Thompson

Elizabeth ^her X mark^ Kersey

State of Kentucky Green Circuit Court

I Saml T. Wilson clerk of said Court, Certify that the foregoing three pages & part of this page, Contains a true Copy of the Bail bond, Judgments & Replevin bond, in the Case of the Commonwealth agst Wm Thompson & Elizabeth Kersey

Witness Saml T. Wilson clerk

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of said Court the 3rd day of Novr. 1859.

S. T. Wilson clk

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Green Cir. Court $500 } Forfeited Recognizance Eliz. Kelsey Wm Thompson Respd 12 mos IssdNov. 5, 1859 Remitted B. M IssdFeby 7, 1861

Respite 12 mos B. M.