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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, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867 KYR-0001-004-0002 BR8-2

Carrollton, Carroll 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. Allen Templeton Shea (Carroll Co. brick mason) N001779 1823-09 1911-05-15 Categories: People

Carroll County, Kentucky, brick mason. Hamilton County, Ohio, native. Son of Charles Shea and Catherine Shea. Married Harriet Shea. Father of Anne M. Shea and Susan Shea. Brick mason in Franklin County, Kentucky, in 1850. Brick mason in Carroll County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District No. 1, p. 49. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, District No. 2, p. 42. Find A Grave, "Allen Templeton Shea (1823 - 1911)," Memorial #135618849, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=135618849 (accessed May 18, 2017). Henry M. Wise (Carroll County) N00000683 1825-03-12 1884-09-05 Categories: People

Carroll County, Kentucky, farmer and merchant. Carroll County native. Son of Henry Wise and Annie Wise. Married Susan Roberts. Farmer in Carroll County in 1850. Merchant in Carroll County in 1860.

Relationships Social: William Martin Fisher (Carroll co lawyer)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, District No. 2, p. 207b. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, District No. 2, p. 41. Find A Grave, "Henry M. Wise (1825 - 1884)," Memorial #22885192, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22885192&ref=acom (accessed May 18, 2017). S. Z. Roberts (Carroll County) N00000684 Categories: People

Signed the petition of Allen T. Shea in Carroll County, Kentucky, in September 1863.

Relationships Social: William Martin Fisher (Carroll co lawyer)

KYR-0001-004-1402. William C. Rutherford (Carroll County) N00000685 1828? Categories: People

Carroll County, Kentucky, blacksmith. Indiana native. Married Celinda Rutherford. Blacksmith in Carroll County in 1860.

Relationships Social: William Martin Fisher (Carroll co lawyer)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, District 2, p. 40. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, Prestonville, p. 73. William Luther Ringo (Carroll County merchant & postmaster) N00000686 1821-12-15 1866-03-10 Categories: People

Carroll County, Kentucky, merchant and postmaster. Henry County, Kentucky, native. Son of George S. Ringo, Sr., and Sarah Bryan Ringo. Married Martha Duncan on January 8, 1852 in Henry County. Appointed postmaster of Prestonville, Kentucky, on October 11, 1859. Merchant in Carroll County in 1860.

Relationships Political: James S. Clark (Likely Carroll County) Social: William Martin Fisher (Carroll co lawyer)

"Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F47M-HVS : 4 December 2014), William L. Ringo and Martha Duncan, 08 Jan 1852; citing , Henry, Kentucky, reference ; FHL microfilm 216,827. Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28, (accessed via Ancestry.com). Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, District No. 2, p. 39. Find A Grave, "William Luther Ringo (1821 - 1866)," Memorial #19415976, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19415976&ref=acom (accessed November 20, 2016). Robert Darling (Carroll County distiller & postmaster) N00000687 1819? Categories: People

Carroll County distiller and postmaster. Scotland native. Tavern keeper in Carroll County in 1850. Appointed postmaster of Prestonville, Kentucky, on March 1, 1854. Distiller in Carroll County in 1860.

Relationships Social: William Martin Fisher (Carroll co lawyer)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, District No. 1, p. 325. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, District No. 2, p. 19. Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28, p. 502 (accessed via Ancestry.com). Richard T. Jett (Carroll County engineer) N00000688 1834? Categories: People

Carroll County, Kentucky, engineer. Married Margaret A. Jett. Son of R. H. V. Jett and Elizabeth Jett. Miller in Carroll County in 1850. Engineer in Carroll County in 1860.

Relationships Social: William Martin Fisher (Carroll co lawyer)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, District No. 1, p. 375. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, Carrolton, District No. 2, p. 23. Henry Wetherill (Carroll County miller) N00000689 1834? Categories: People

Carroll County, Kentucky, miller. Pennsylvania native. Married Francis M. Wetherill. Father of Joseph K. Wetherill. Miller in Carroll County in 1860.

Relationships Social: William Martin Fisher (Carroll co lawyer)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, District No. 2, p. 43. Robert S. Luckett (Carroll County laborer) N00000690 1828-01-21 1896-11-02 Categories: People

Carroll County, Kentucky, laborer. Trimble County, Kentucky, native. Son of Jeremiah Luckett and Elizabeth Finnie Luckett. Married Elizabeth Falkner in Carroll County on January 23, 1853. Married Aletha G. Ball in Carroll County on September 30, 1857. Laborer in Carroll County in 1850.

Relationships Political: James S. Clark (Likely Carroll County) Social: William Martin Fisher (Carroll co lawyer)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, District 2, p. 412. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, Locust Precinct, p. 25. "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch57 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F471-M5V : 4 December 2014), Robert S. Luckett and Elizabeth Falkner, 23 Jan 1853; citing , Carroll, Kentucky, reference 2:1Q8VGZC; FHL microfilm 216,819. "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4WM-BJW : 4 December 2014), Robert S. Luckett and Aletha G. Ball, 30 Sep 1857; citing , Carroll, Kentucky, reference 2:1Q8VLZ2; FHL microfilm 216,819. J. H. Foster (Carroll County) N00000691 Categories: People

Signed the petition of Allen T. Shea in Carroll County, Kentucky, in September 1863.

Relationships Social: William Martin Fisher (Carroll co lawyer)

KYR-0001-004-0002. George Washington Chapman (Carroll County) N00000692 1828? 1877 Categories: People

Carroll County, Kentucky, carpenter. Kentucky native. Married Married Sarah Metcalf Chapman on September 19, 1852 in Carroll County. Carpenter in Carroll County in 1850 and 1860.

Relationships Social: William Martin Fisher (Carroll co lawyer)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, District No. 2, p. 212. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, District No. 2, p. 41. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910), Microfilm rolls #994027-994058, KDLA, Carroll County marriages, 1852, p. 1. Find A Grave, "George W. Chapman (1822 - 1877)," Memorial #19251018, https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19251018 (accessed May 17, 2017. Benjamin Green (Carroll County) N00000693 Categories: People

Signed the petition of Allen T. Shea in Carroll County, Kentucky, in September 1863.

Relationships Social: William Martin Fisher (Carroll co lawyer)

KYR-0001-004-0002. Andrew W. Darling (Carroll County distiller) N00000694 1816 1899 Categories: People

Carroll County, Kentucky, farmer. Scotland native. Married Eliza J. Darling. Father of William C. Darling, R. T. Darling, Kate J. Darling, and John T. Darling. Contracted construction of Lock No. 1 on the Kentucky River in Carroll County in 1836. Farmer in Carroll County in 1850 and 1860. Owned seven enslaved people in Carroll County in 1860. Distiller in Carroll County in 1863.

Relationships Political: James S. Clark (Likely Carroll County) Social: William Martin Fisher (Carroll co lawyer) Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Social: George Washington Murphy (Carroll County, Kentucky, farmer.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, District 2, p. 202 B; Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, District No. 2, p. 71; Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, District No. 2, p. 6; Internal Revenue Assessment Lists for Kentucky, 1862-1866 NARA RG 58, Microfilm Series M768, Roll 15, Kentucky, Collection District No. 4, Division No. 1, 1863, (Accessed via ancestry.com); Find a Grave, "Andrew W Darling (1816-1899)," Memorial #31621395, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31621395 (accessed November 15, 2015); Diane Perrine Coon, "Prestonville" in The Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky, Paul A. Tenkotte and James C. Claypool, eds. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2009), 735. Samuel Stebbins Carlisle (Carroll County farmer) N00000695 1830-02-15 1915-04-09 Categories: People

Carroll County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Samuel Carlisle and Asneath Potifer Twiliger Carlisle. Married Elizabeth Mendenhall Carlisle. Farmer in Carroll County in 1850 and 1860.

Relationships Social: William Martin Fisher (Carroll co lawyer)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, Districk No. 2, p. 203. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, District No. 2, p. 68. Find A Grave, "Samuel Stebbins Carlisle (1820 - 1915)," Memorial #12744508, https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12744508 (accessed May 17, 2017). Thomas Wealch (Carroll County) N00000696 1827? Categories: People

Carroll County, Kentucky, resident. Ireland native. Married Anna Wealch.

Relationships Social: William Martin Fisher (Carroll co lawyer)

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, Prestonsville, p. 4. William Darling (Carroll County) N00000699 1816? Categories: People

Carroll County, Kentucky, laborer and retail liquor dealer. Scotland native. Laborer in Carroll County in 1860. Retail liquor dealer in Carroll County in 1863.

Relationships Social: William Martin Fisher (Carroll co lawyer)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, p. 72; Internal Revenue Assessment Lists for Kentucky, 1862-1866 NARA RG 58, Microfilm Series M768, Roll 15, Kentucky, Collection District No. 4, Division No. 1, 1863, (Accessed via ancestry.com). Prentis Meade (M.D., Carroll County) N00000705 1832 1893 Categories: People

Oldham County, Kentucky, and Carroll County, Kentucky, farmer and physician. Kentucky native. Married Virginia E. Meade. Farmer in Oldham County in 1860. Physician in Carroll County in 1863.

Relationships Social: William Martin Fisher (Carroll co lawyer)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Oldham County, Unnamed District, p. 57; _Internal Revenue Assessment Lists for Kentucky, 1862-1866 NARA RG 58, Microfilm Series M768, Roll 15, Kentucky, Collection District No. 4, Division No. 1, 1863, p. 5 (Accessed via ancestry.com); Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, Carrollton, p. 18; _Find A Grave, "Prentis Meade (1832-1899)," Memorial #35350243, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35350243 (accessed November 15, 2015). John W. Dunn (Carroll County farmer) N00000704 1820-08-20 1886-07-02 Categories: People

Carroll County, Kentucky, trader and farmer. Kentucky native. Father of Albert Dunn. Trader in Carroll County in 1850. Farmer in Carroll County in 1860.

Relationships Social: William Martin Fisher (Carroll co lawyer)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, District 2, p. 211 B; Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, District No. 2, p. 42; _Find A Grave, "John W. Dunn (1820-1886)," Memorial #63432579, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63432579 (accessed November 15, 2016). George S. Ringo, Sr. (Carroll County) N00000706 1800-02-22 1881-04-14 Categories: People

Carroll County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married Sarah Ringo. Father of Caroline Ringo, George Ringo, Jr., Sarah Ringo, James Ringo, and Joseph Ringo. Farmer in Henry County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Carroll County in 1860.

Relationships Social: William Martin Fisher (Carroll co lawyer)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, District No. 1, p. 387 B; Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, District No. 2, p. 43; Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, Prestonville, p. 2; Find A Grave, "George Ringo, Sr (1800-1881)," Memorial #28421157, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28421157 (accessed November 17, 2016). William Martin Fisher (Carroll co lawyer) N00000698 1827-06-14 1893-02-05 Categories: People

County Judge in Carroll County, Kentucky. Walton, Kentucky, native. Son of Theodrick Fisher and Judith Tompkins. Married Mary Francis Root on January 28, 1855 in Carrollton, Kentucky. Attorney in Carroll County in 1850. Attorney in Carroll County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, p. 341. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, p. 268. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, p. 5. Tenth Manuscript Census of the United States (1880), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, p. 445A. Find A Grave, "Judge William Martin Fisher (1827 - 1893)," Memorial #35441419, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35441419&ref=acom (accessed November 16, 2016). Carroll County, Kentucky P00000682 Categories: Places

County in northern Kentucky. Seat at Carrollton, Kentucky. Located at the confluence of the Kentucky River and the Ohio River.

38.6748, -85.0694 Mary Ann Gentry, "Carroll County," in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 165. USGS: Earth Explorer, "Carroll County, Kentucky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on March 30, 2020). Carrollton, Kentucky P00000697 Categories: Places

Seat of Carroll County, Kentucky. Located at the confluence of the Kentucky River and the Ohio River.

38.6809, -85.1794 Mary Ann Gentry, "Carrollton" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 166. Commonwealth of Kentucky O001025 1792 Categories: Organizations

Administrative body of the state of Kentucky. Capital at Frankfort, Kentucky. Governor(s): Beriah Magoffin (1859-1862), James F. Robinson (1862-1863), and Thomas E. Bramlette (1863-1867).

Paul Blanchard, "Office of Governor" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 380. Malcolm E. Jewell, "General Assembly" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 366. Paul J. Weber, "Court System" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 233. Carroll Circuit Court O00000365 Categories: Organizations

Located in the 8th Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Judge(s): Elijah F. Nuttall and George C. Drane. Commonwealth’s Attorney(s): P. U. Major and John L. Scott. Clerk(s): John Hogan and Alfred R. Gaunt.

Relationships Legal: Lewis E. Krutz (Kentucky saw mill operator and tavern keeper) Political: Alfred R. Gaunt (Clerk, Carroll Cir. Ct) Political: John Hogan (Carroll Cir. Ct. Clerk ) Legal: James Humphrey (Carroll County laborer) Legal: William Sams (Carroll County, Kentucky, sawmill operator, barkeeper, and agent of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.) Legal: Robert Alexander Burke (Franklin County, Kentucky, farmer, murder suspect, and fugitive from justice.) Legal: John L. Scott (Frankfort, Kentucky, Commonwealth's attorney.) Legal: Thomas Dugan (Portsmouth, Ohio, banker and commissioner of deeds)

“Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1861,” in 1862 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1. (Frankfort, Ky.: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1862), 303-308; “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1862,” in 1863 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 24. (Frankfort, Ky.: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1863), 298-306; “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1863,” in 1864 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 10. (Frankfort, Ky.: Wm. E. Hughes, State Printer, 1864), 301-306; “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1864,” in 1865 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1. (Frankfort, Ky.: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1865), 9-12; “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1865,” in 1865/66 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1. (Frankfort, Ky.: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1866), 9-12; “Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1866,” in 1866 Kentucky Documents, Legislative Document No. 1. (Frankfort, Ky.: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), 347-350. Carrollton, Carroll County, Kentucky 1863-09-08 Petition English Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 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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Hon T. E. Bramblette Govener of Ky-

The undersigned your petitioners citizens of Carroll County would respectfully state that at the Aug term 1860 Allen T. Shawas tried in the Carroll Circuit Courtand fined $50- for selling liquor to a minor. On the trial it was proved that the party to whom the liquor was sold had been trading for him self for 11 or 12 years and that he had the physical appearance of being over 21- Mr Sha We further state that Mr Sha is a man of moderate means that there has been no indictment found agst him since that time. that he has conducted himself as a law abiding citizen and we believe will continue to do so. Believeing that there was no intention to commit the offence and having full confidence in his future deportment We respectfully request your excellency to remit the Comwths part of said fine.

Allen. T. Shea. H M Wise S. Z. Roberts W. C. Rutherford W L Ringo Robert Darling R. T Jett Henry Wetherill R. S. Luckett J. H. Foster G. W. Chapman Benjamin Green A W Darling S. S. Carlisle Thomas Wealch

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Wm Darling

Prentis Meade G. W Dunn Geo Ringo Sr

Carollton Sep 8.

I am well acquainted with the subscribers to this petition and Know that their signatures are genuine. They are men of veracity, influence and position. If consistent with executive policy the remission of this fine would be gratifying to this community

W. M. Fisher.

Carroll County Sept 10th 1863

Application of Allen. T. Sha for remission of fine Carroll Circuit.

Refused Tho E. Bramlette

Entd on Ex' Journal 10th Sept/ 63