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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-0001-029-0393 R4-135 to R4-136

Lyon County, Kentucky Lyon County, Kentucky 1863-05-07 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 "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. 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 Honorable James Robinson. Governor of the State of Kentucky

The undersigned petitioners would respectfully solicit your attention to the subjoined facts -- relating to the forfeiture of a bond to the Comth of Five hundred dollars. One Charles Braswell of the County of Lyon Kentucky, was indicted in the Circuit Court of said County for Larceny commited by stealing a watch, He was but fifteen year's of age & belonged to a very respectable family, of people -- His father permited him to go to jail, & remain for the space of two days & nights, when him & one other person went his bail, His father N T Braswell (& security) gave him permission after his release from Confinement to go to St Louis, to see a brother he has living there -- with the distinct understanding that he return prior to the term of the Court at which he was under bond to appear, which was the June term of 1860 Said Boy went to St Louis, and did not return in time for above named term of the Court, in consequence of severe illness, that said Boy was very sick, & like to have died, & was in said Condition at the time of said Court & had been several weeks before -- That his sureties were not aware of above fact at the time of court named -- & said bond was taken as forfeited. That he wrote to St Louis time & again, between the time said bond was forfeited & the Court succeeding, but

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from some unknown ^cause^ unless it was the disturbed Condition of the Country, he could never hear from his boy -- & that said bond was taken as finally forfeited, an execution of Scrie facius issued against this surety, for the above named money -- That they have learned that it was morally & Phisically impossible for the boy to have been in attendance at the time prescribed in said bond & therefore they ask that under existing circumstances, deeming it contrary to the spirit and intention of the law, to compel a man to pay a bond of Five hundred dollars for the appearance of an individual in a certain Court -- when it was physically and morally impossible to have complied, That Justice & equity demands a release, & we rely upon your generous spirit, for justice in the premises -- with much regard. This 7th May 1863 --

G, M, Huggans A. Brock Jas M Bigham G Z Smith T J Hollman Horace A. Howard F. Marhen Thomas Love Lewis Evans J, H, Hunter F M Browning M E Bridges J T Young Shf J. W. Clark J Morris James H. Holloway W, K, Bigham W W Heldath W W. Pinney W A McQuigg A. H Dudley O M. Jenkens Robert Boyd Henry Mayer John Boyd

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James H Catlett A, M, Fleming H. K S Gateware R, L, Rowlands G, C Holloway W. Y. Smith C. L. Boone J. W. Smith Wm Jones J W Grifin David Boone Jas Marum Levi Jones Geo W Hayward T, F, Settles John Mayhew John Bean W B Wadlington J Boston Jos Cummingham John Hayes J. N. Halloway Chas Wood C H Jones C H Boyd L. M. Cobb A. Hunter S. P. L. Marshall Jr. B Ennis P M John Stacker Jr David Down Wm Moneymaker William Settles J S Brown Wilson Hail T. A. Hammond S L Jenkins John M Brown Henry Lady J W Ethridge H, P Smith Thomas W Gainer L A, Cummins W H Long Robert A. Dickson Joseph C. Casidy David Russels D, L, Gardner

Examine this and the one for N K. Barnes also as soon as possible & oblige your's

Respt of J W Bush --

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Lyon Cir. Ct. $500. } For

The forfeiture in this case is respited for three months to enable the young man to appear & stand his trial If he does so the forefeiture will then be remitted

J F Robinson N. T. Braswell & others IssdMay 18th 1863