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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, Military Correspondence, 1863-1867 KYR-0001-003-0005 BR5-7

Burkesville, Cumberland County, Kentucky Thomas Elliott Bramlette (KY governor 1863-67, atty, D.A., col 3rd KY Inf) N001000 1817-01-03 1875-01-12 Categories: People

Twenty-third governor of Kentucky, attorney and soldier. Cumberland County, Kentucky, native. Married to Sallie Travis Bramlette in September 1837. Father of James T. Bramlette, William L. Bramlette, Eugene Bramlette, and Corrina Bell Bramlette. Practiced law in Clinton County, Kentucky, and Columbia, Kentucky. Represented Cumberland and Clinton counties in the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1841 to 1843. Commonwealth's attorney of the 8th Judicial District of Kentucky from 1848 to 1850. Owned two enslaved persons in 1850. Circuit judge of the 6th Judicial District of Kentucky from 1856 to 1861. Owned nine enslaved persons in 1860. Served as colonel of the 3rd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) from 1861 to 1862. District attorney of the United States District Court for Kentucky in 1863. Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from September 1, 1863, to September 3, 1867. Owned law firm of Bramlette & Van Winkle in partnership with Ephraim L. Van Winkle.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clinton County, District No. 1, p. 181A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Clinton County, District No. 1, p. 335 (p. 2 of 2 on microfilm). Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Adair County, The Town of Columbia 1st Division, p. 13 (p. 2 of 3 on microfilm). Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 8, p. 83B. Ross A. Webb, “Thomas E. Bramlette (1863-1867)” in Lowell H. Harrison, ed., Kentucky’s Governors (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2004), 93-97 Lowell H. Harrison, "Bramlette, Thomas Elliott" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 112-13. Napoleon B. Taylor (Cumberland, Kentucky, resident.) N00017332 1830? Categories: People

Cumberland, Kentucky, resident. Kentucky native. Son of Vincent Taylor and Francis Taylor. Married to Elizabeth Clark Taylor. Father of Josephine Taylor Pursley. Resident in Cumberland County, Kentucky, in 1850. Household owned eighteen enslaved persons in Cumberland County in 1850. Resident in Cumberland County in 1860. Household owned nineteen enslaved persons in Cumberland County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Cumberland County, Burkesville, p. 534B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Cumberland County, Cumberland Division, p. 371. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Cumberland County, District No. 2, p. 525. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Cumberland County, District No. 2, p. 365B. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #4827. Vincent Taylor (Cumberland, Kentucky, sheriff and farmer.) N00017331 1786? Categories: People

Cumberland, Kentucky, sheriff and farmer. Virginia native. Married to Francis Taylor. Father of Granville Taylor, N. B. Taylor, Martha Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, James N. Taylor, Josephine Taylor. Sheriff in Cumberland County, Kentucky, in 1844. Farmer in Cumberland County in 1850. Employed James Harney in Cumberland County in 1850. Owned eighteen enslaved persons in Cumberland County in 1850. Farmer in Cumberland County in 1860. Owned nineteen enslaved persons in Cumberland County in 1860.

Relationships Familial: Napoleon B. Taylor (Cumberland, Kentucky, resident.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Cumberland County, Burkesville, p. 534B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Cumberland County, Cumberland Division, p. 371. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Cumberland County, District No. 2, p. 525. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Cumberland County, District No. 2, p. 365B. “Taylor, Vincent, late Sheriff of Cumberland, act for his benefit,” _Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, December 1844 (A. G. Hodges, State Printer, 1845), 207. James H. Cheek (Cumberland County, Kentucky, physician.) N00017333 1809-02-20 1885-04-28 Categories: People

Cumberland County, Kentucky, physician. Kentucky native. Married to Mary Agnes Bledsoe Cheek. Father of Elizabeth Cheek, Joel Cheek, Hiram M. Cheek, John Cheek, and Thomas Cheek. Guardian of Annea O. Howard. Physician in Cumberland County in 1850. Household owned fourteen enslaved persons in Cumberland County in 1850. Physician in Cumberland County in 1860. Employed Tompkins Cheek in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in 1860.

Relationships Social: Vincent Taylor (Cumberland, Kentucky, sheriff and farmer.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Cumberland County, Burkesville, p. 534A-B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Cumberland County, Burkesville, p. 371. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Cumberland County, District No. 2, p. 72. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Cumberland County, District No. 2, p. 10A. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Cumberland County, Burkesville, p. 2A. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994032, Cumberland County Births, p. 3. "Dr. James Hill Cheek (1809-1885)," Find A Grave, Memorial #203722250, accessed March 16, 2022, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203722250. William Frances Owsley Sr. (Cumberland, Kentucky, bank cashier.) N00017334 1813-07-09 1910-03-23 Categories: People

Cumberland, Kentucky, merchant, farmer, and bank cashier. Cumberland, Kentucky, native. Married to Ellen King Owsley. Father of Adie F. Owsley. Married to Mary Agnes Bledsoe Owsley. Father of William Frances Owsley Jr., Laurah S. Owsley, and Lela E. Owsley. Merchant and farmer in Cumberland County in 1850. Employed Clay Taylor in Cumberland County in 1850. Bank cashier in Cumberland County in 1860. Owner of nine enslaved people in 1860.

Relationships Social: Vincent Taylor (Cumberland, Kentucky, sheriff and farmer.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Cumberland County, Burkesville, p. 555B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Cumberland County, District No. 1, p. 659. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Cumberland County, District No. 1, p. 6A. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Cumberland County, Burkesville, p. 5A-B. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #2140. "Pioneer Passes Away" The Adair County News (KY), March 11, 1903, Newspapers.com, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97691530/obituary-for-william-francis-owsley/. "William Francis Owsley Sr. (1813-1910)," Find A Grave, Memorial #93860804, accessed March 15, 2022, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93860804. A. D. Robinson (Cumberland County, Kentucky, grocer.) N00017335 1823? Categories: People

Cumberland County, Kentucky, grocer. Kentucky native. Married to Dora Ann Robinson. Grocer in Cumberland County, Kentucky, in 1850. Employed Samuel K. Baker in Cumberland County in 1850. Owned two enslaved persons Cumberland in 1850. Grocery keeper in Cumberland County in 1860. Owned three enslaved persons in Cumberland in 1860. Farmer in Cumberland County in 1864.

Relationships Social: Vincent Taylor (Cumberland, Kentucky, sheriff and farmer.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Cumberland County, Burkesville, p. 568. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Cumberland County, Cumberland Division, p. 371. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Cumberland County, District No. 1, p. 659. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Cumberland County, District No. 1, p. 6 A. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Cumberland County, KY, February 1864, p. 133. George W. Overstreet (Overton County, Tennessee, farmer, merchant and tobacco dealer) N00003518 1823? Categories: People

Overton County, Tennessee, farmer, merchant and tobacco dealer. Tennessee native. Married to Lean Overstreet. Father of William Ambrose Overstreet, Sarah Overstreet, Thomas Lafayette Overstreet, John Overstreet, and Eula Lee Overstreet. Farmer in Overton County, Tennessee, in 1860. Owned eight enslaved persons in Overton County in 1860. Guardian of sixteen enslaved persons for W. W. Overstreet and S. S. Overstreet, in Cumberland County, Kentucky, in 1860. Merchant, tobacco dealer, and partner in trade with S. Taylor in 1864.

Relationships Social: Vincent Taylor (Cumberland, Kentucky, sheriff and farmer.)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Tennessee, Overton County, District 8, p. 232. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Tennessee, Overton County, District 8. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Cumberland County, District 2. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Tennessee, Overton County, District 8, p. 342B. Internal Revenue Assessment Lists for Kentucky, 1862-1866 NARA RG 58, Microfilm Series M768, Roll 06, Adair County, Kentucky, 1864. Burkesville, Kentucky P00000547 Categories: Places

Seat of Cumberland County. Located on the Cumberland River.

36.7903, -85.3705 “Burkesville,” in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), p. 143. “Burkesville, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed June 25, 2020, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Kentucky P001800 Categories: Places

State in the upper south of the United States. Capital at Frankfort. Located on the Ohio River.

38.2009, -84.8733 "Frankfort, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed June 14, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992). Frankfort, Kentucky P00000308 Categories: Places

Capital of Kentucky. Seat of Franklin County, Kentucky. Located on the Kentucky River.

38.2009, -84.8733 "Frankfort, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed July 16, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1987), 108. United States of America P001802 Categories: Places

Capital at Washington, District of Columbia.

38.8951, -77.0364 Karl Patterson Schmidt et al., "United States" in Encyclopedia Britannica, (https://www.britannica.com/place/United-States) (accessed May 26, 2017). USGS: Earth Explorer, "Washington, District of Columbia," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on September 29, 2020). United States Army O00001186 1775 Categories: Organizations

The organization of infantry, cavalry, and artillery military units in the United States government. Commander(s): Winfield Scott, George B. McClellan, Henry W. Halleck, and Ulysses S. Grant.

Relationships Military: James Olney (possible U. S. soldier) Military: Joel Adams (Lincoln County, KY, farmer & pvt 19th KY Inf USA) Military: Joseph Innes (possible Lincoln County, KY, soldier) Military: Richard D. Cunningham (Colonel, U.S. Army) Military: Edward Baker, Jr. (Caldwell County, Kentucky, soldier and saloon owner) Military: Crawford C. Adams (Paulding County, Ohio, resident and soldier.) Military: 14th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A) Military: Office of the Quartermaster General of Kentucky Military: J. K. Edwards (Kentucky, aid to Bramletter, "colonel") Military: Jeremiah Tilford Boyle (Union general, Boyle Co, KY attorney, pres Lou City Railway Co) Military: Marcellus Mundy (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Louisville, Kentucky, attorney and soldier) Military: Army of the Ohio Military: Military District of Kentucky Military: Luther Thayer Thustin (Louisville US Army Paymaster) Military: Hartwell T. Burge (Muhlenberg, Kentucky, Meth minister; chaplain 3rd KY Cav; colonel 48th KY Inf; comd'r Dpt of OH 1864) Military: Alexander Magruder (Jefferson County, Kentucky, merchant and soldier) Military: Charles David Pennebaker (Louisville, Kentucky, attorney, KY state rep & senator; col 27th KY Inf USA & state military agent) Military: John F. Lay (Breckinridge, KY, soldier) Military: James Murrell Shackelford (Hopkins County, KY, attorney, colonel 25th Inf, 8th Ky Cav, and brig gen. in 1863) Military: Washington Seawell (Union Army, colonel and mustering officer) Military: John William Finnell (Adj Gen'l, Kenton Co. State Rep, attorney) Military: Edmund A. Starling (Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, resident and Colonel (U.S.A.)) Military: 35th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) Military: Edwin McMasters Stanton (US attorney general and secretary of war) Military: Thomas McCurdy Vincent (US Assistant adjutant general, Brigadier General (U.S.A.) ) Military: William Forman (Clark County, Kentucky, laborer and soldier.) Military: Presley Kimbrell (Powell County, Kentucky, carpenter and soldier.) Economic: William Bird Holeman (Frankfort City Marshal and KY Public Printer) Political: Government of the United States of America Military: Marion Larrison (Switzerland County, Indiana, private 2nd IN Cav) Military: John W. Houze (Switzerland County, Indiana, private 2nd IN Cav USA) Military: John Royalty (Barren County, Kentucky, barkeeper) Military: Henry W. Royalty (Barren County, KY, resident) Military: John Mason Marcus (Grant County, Kentucky, farmer) Military: Edward Davis Townsend (Assistant Adjutant General (U.S.Army)) Military: Adjutant General's Department (U.S.A.) Military: Office of Quartermaster of U. S. Army Military: United States War Department Military: Horatio Phillips Van Cleve (Todd County, Minnesota, farmer and soldier (2nd Minn. and General U.S. A.)) Military: [Unknown] Johnson () Military: Wiley Taul Poynter (Clark County, Kentucky, farmer, banker, and soldier) Military: Lowdy Howard (Jefferson County, Kentucky, apprentice ship carpenter, tobacconist and soldier) Military: Thornton Williams (Scott County, Kentucky, soldier. Formerly enslaved by Urias Offutt, accused of attempted murder.) Political: Urias M. Offutt (Scott County, Kentucky, farmer. and slaveholder.) Military: Robert Crooke Wood (Washington D.C., assistant surgeon general, 1854-1865) Military: Madison Mills (New York County, New York, surgeon. US army medical director in St. Louis, MO) Military: Charles Carroll Gray (Ontario County, New York, surgeon. ) Military: Henry Wager Halleck (U.S. Army soldier) Military: Andrew Jackson Smith (United States Army career soldier and commander) Military: Thomas Harvey Harris (Jefferson County, Indiana, book rubber and soldier. Military mayor of Memphis, 1864-1865.) Military: Stephen Augustus Hurlbut (Belvidere, Illinois, lawyer, representative, and soldier) Military: Edward H. Green (Dearborn County, Indiana, attorney and soldier - Cpt. 11th Ky. Cav)

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Burkesville Ky. Sept,, 29th 1863 Your Excellency Thos E, Bramlett Frankfort Ky..

Dr Sir your old friend privet & Political wishes you to be So kind as to do him the Kindness favour To Excuse My Son N, B, Taylor from ^the^ Miltary Service, which is about to be called out to defend our State, not that I wish to Screan him form ^the^ perils of war, for he is as anxious to fight for his country as any one, But Govener I am old and in quite feeble health, I am now Slowly recovering from a long & protracted illness & am not able to attend to any of business and he has lived with me and overseed for me for maney years, and is Stil willing to remain with me in my feeble health if he can honourably, I had the misfortune to loose my companion March 1862, and have had two protracted Spells of illness Since that time, I am in advanced years not able to help myself. OhGovener I do hope you will grant me the favour which would be grateful to my troubled busom, troubles have heaped on me ever Since the Rebellion, I have lost 8 of my best horses & mules, cattle forage &c &c, but thank my God that life is yet spared, and trust to the all wiseOne that it may be untell the Rebellion is put down and Peace once more Spred its butiful wings from one corner of once happy republic to the other

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I am for my country, the Union as it was, and the Constitution as it is, I live on the border beset on every hand with defficultites, not able to help myself and to think I am about to be cast upon the cold charites of a friendless world, after raiseing a large familey, without one left with me to help my feeble wants is more than I can bear under existing circumstances Therefore Govenor I humbly ask the favour at the hands of your Highness,

Hopeing you will grant it I humbely Subscribe myself Your Devoted friend Vincent Taylor

P. S. Please answer on receipt of this and oblige yours V.T.

Some of my Doctors and neighbors have assigned this with myself they knowing my situation as well or better than myself and old friends of yours

Names Jas H Cheek W. F. Owsley A. D. Robinson G W. Overstreet