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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-0001-029-0394 R4-137 to R4-138

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To Honorable James Robinson, Governer of the State of Kentucky -- Your petitioners would respectfully invite your attention to the following facts -- that they think demands the exercise of your clemeny -- "I,e One John Barner was accused and indicted in the Lyon Circuit Cout. of this State at its term of said Court in 18 charged with perjury -- He was arrested & held for further trial, in the Sum of Five hundred dollars bail, with W H Bonner -- Park Bonner & J H Bonner Sureties on Same -- That said John Bonner went into some one of the Southern States unknon to your petitioners and forefeited his bond -- That he has been pressed into the Confederate army, & has not been able therefrom to surrender himself to said Court to be dealt with according to law -- They state, that Park & J H, Bonner have left this state and been absent near two years or more leaving N K Bonner to pay said Five hundred dollars bond above named, which was taken as forfeited at the Clark term of said Court 18 They state that through misfortune said W K Bonner is now placed in very limited circumstances, with a large family of little, children depending on him for a support -- That has health is very bad, and to compel they payment of bond would effect irretrievable, & lasting injury and want and misery upon his little children, Wherefore we humbly beseech of you to exercise your clemency -- in this

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case in behalf of suffering humanity, We have been placed in a section of the state almost annihalated by this war, until recently marauding bands had almost complete control of this section, and we were blockaded by the federals in Consequence thereof -- produing an entire stagnation of all manner of business which is one of the principal causes of said Bonner being now unable to meet this demand against him. If it please your honor release said Bonner from said forfeited bond -- & save a poor family from utter destitution, & remember

With much respect -- 4th May 1863.

A H Champion J, C,,. Cobb Geo E. Crumbaugh M T Braswell Henry Mayer R B Twyman James O'Hara J, C, Cassidy J. C. Holloway Chas Wood L. M. Cobb James Lester Samuel Tucker Robert A. Dickson W. W. Hollman John Boyd S M Etheridge J W Bush E G Smith C W Baid Thos Grimen P W Hildreth W B Wadlington H Bigham A H Dudley Clk Circt Court D, L, Gardner J. M. Bigham J. N. Holloway John White J T Stone N Ogndy A. S. Mitchesson J. H. Catlett Hiram Kelly A M Fleming A Brook

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Tom Gregory Jr P P. L Marshall Jr W. Y. Smith H, P, Smith James T, Long F. A. Wilson N. N. Prinner Uver Henry H L Machin J. H. Hunter John Stacker Jr W H Long S A Cummins G, M, Huggan Sr J Lohn L. C. Brooks John W Clark P, T, Harris L. C. Oliver T. A. Hammond N. D. Gore P. R. Thompson R Hellellwey James Templeton Wm M Robertson C. B. Heirny J W Reynolds L. Ennis Harold A Howard D J Hollman F. Machen Thos Love F M Browning M E Bridges J T Young Shf J Morris James H. Watkins W, W, Hildreth Robert Boyd H K S Gatewood R,, L,, Rowland G, L, Doom J. W. Smith W, Rowland Wm Jones J. W. Grifin J C Keland F Martin David Krine Jas Marcum Levi Jons Geo. W Hayward J. F. Settles John mayhew John Bean J Boston Jos Cunningham John Hayes J, W, Drewy H M Henson C H Jones David Doom William Settles Wm Moneymaker J S Brown

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Lyon Cir Ct $500 } For.

Remitted as to W. K Bonner except One Hundred Dollars & Costs

J F Robinson IssdMay 18th 1863