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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Petitions for Pardons, Remissions, and Respites, 1862-1863 KYR-0001-029-0368 R4-91 to R4-92

Munfordville, Hart County, Kentucky Munfordville, Hart County, Kentucky 1863-05-23 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 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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 James F Robinson Governor of the Commonwealth of Ky.

Your Petitioner would respectfully represent unto your Excellency that at the October term 1860 of the Hart Equity & Criminal Court, a Judgment was rendered against George W. Dobson & R S Thomas his surety in favor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky upon an Indictment for "violating tavern Bond" -- That subsequently said Geo W Dobson was arrested under a ca sa which issued upon said Judgment, and your Petitioner moved by sympathy for said Dobson, who was entirely unable to pay said Judgment, in order to keep him from being incarcerated in Jail, replevied said Judgment whereby he became bound therefor -- Said Thomas the original surety being wholy insolvent The replevy Bond was Executed 17th April 1861, and within a few months thereafter said Dobson volunteered in the 15th Regt of Ky volunteer Infantry, where he has continually served with fidelity to the present time, in the ranks, being barely able by his pay to support his family -- and is wholy unable to pay said Judgment, and unless the Executive interpose your petitioner will be compelled to pay the amount of said Judgment, which will be a great hardship, as he is a poor man & compelled to support an aged father & mother by his own labor. Wherefore your petitioner asks that by the interposition of

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Executive Clemency, your Excellency remit said fine, to that extent authorized by law and will ever pray &c

May 23d 1863 Thomas Bale

Mumfordville Kentucky May 23d 1863.

The undersigned beg leave to state to his Excellency, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky that they are personaly acquainted with Thomas Bale whose name appears to the foregoing petition, and that able we know all the facts stated therein to be true and respectfully ask his Excellency to remit the fine mentioned in the above petion.

Respectfully &c Jas H. Compton A K Hart Circuit Court Jas A. Dawson Clk Hart County Court. G. T. Wood

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Hart Eq. Ct. Commonwealth vs } Petition of Thos Bale Geo W. Dobson &c

Pettn granted therefrom on the bond on to Thomas Bale is remitted on which statements of Colo Wood as well as this Pettn

J F Robinson $300. } Recog Iss June 30. 1863