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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-0001-004-0028 BR8-41

Union 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. George Parker (Union County, Kentucky, farmer and sheriff) N00004845 1807? 1871? Categories: People

Union County, Kentucky, farmer and sheriff. Maryland native. Married to Elizabeth Parker. Father of Mary Parker, S. C. Parker, and Martha A. Parker. Farmer in Union County in 1850. Owned seven enslaved persons in Union County in 1850. Elected Sheriff of the Union County Court in 1854. Unsuccessful Know Nothing candidate for sheriff of the Union County Court in 1856. Unsuccessful Know Nothing candidate for sheriff of the Union County court in 1858. Farmer in Union County in 1860. Owned ten enslaved persons in Union County in 1860. Elected Sheriff of the Union County Court as a Unionist in 1862.

Relationships Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Social: Leonard Clements Sr. (Union County, Kentucky, farmer)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Union County, District 2, p. 505B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Union County, District No. 2, p. 341. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Union County, p. 325. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Union County, p. 400B. History of Union County, Kentucky: A Complete Account of the Settlement, Organization and Government of the County, Together with Facts and Figures Concerning the Society, Professions, Commerce, Industries, Agriculture, Coal, Railroads, Education, Religion, and Other Institutions and Resources of the County and Biographical Sketches of its Leading Citizens, (Evansville, IN: Courier Co., Printers, Binders and Engravers, 1886), 84-88, 193. Whitmall Miles Mitchell (Union County farmer) N00004846 1821-02-15 1896-04-12 Categories: People

Union County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married Isabella Mitchell. Father of Leah G. Mitchell, Cora Mitchell, Jerome W. Mitchell, Billy E. Mitchell, Margaret Mitchell, and George W. Mitchell. Farmer in Union County in 1860.

Relationships Familial: Leroy S. Mitchell (Union County constable. AKA L.S. Mitchell) Legal: David Cloyd James (Union Circuit Court clerk) Legal: E. G. Taylor (Union County) Legal: Samuel Casey Hughes (Presiding Judge Union Co Ct) Legal: George Parker (Union County, Kentucky, farmer and sheriff) Social: Absalom P. Mitchell (Union County boarding house owner) Legal: Union Circuit Court

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Union County, Morganfield, p. 86. Find A Grave, "Whitmal Miles Mitchell (1821-1896)", Memorial #139718881, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=139718881&ref=acom (accessed April 28, 2017). E. G. Taylor (Union County) N00004849 Categories: People

Unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Sheriff of the Union County Court in Union County, Kentucky, in 1862.

History of Union County, Kentucky, (Evansville, IN: Courier Co., Printers, Binders, and Engravers, 1886), 87. Leroy S. Mitchell (Union County constable. AKA L.S. Mitchell) N00004847 1820? Categories: People

Union County, Kentucky, constable. Kentucky native. Married Sarah E. Mitchell. Father of Douglass Mitchell, Osker Mitchell, Christian Mitchell, and Alice Mitchell. Constable in Union County in 1861.

"An act for the benefit of Leroy S. Mitchell, late constable of Union County," September 7, 1861, in Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, (Frankfort, KY: The Yeoman Office, 1861), 60. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Union County, Caseyville, Shilo Precinct, p. 18. Samuel Casey Hughes (Presiding Judge Union Co Ct) N00004848 1826-07-05 Categories: People

Union County, Kentucky, judge. Union County, Kentucky, native. Son of James Hughes and Rachel L. Givens Hughes. Married Judith Martin Hughes. Attended St. Mary's College in Marion County, Kentucky. Attended Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. Studied law under his uncle Willis G. Hughes. Attorney in Union County in 1856. Judge of the Union County Court in 1863.

Memorial Record of Western Kentucky, vol. 2 (Chicago and New York: Lewis Publishing Company, 1904), 760-61. KYR-0001-004-0028. Absalom P. Mitchell (Union County boarding house owner) N00004851 1818? Categories: People

Morganfield, Kentucky, boarding house owner. Kentucky native. Unsuccessful Democratic candidate for assessor of the Union County Court in 1858. Owned a boarding house in Morganfield in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Union County, Morganfield, p. 143. History of Union County, Kentucky, (Evansville, IN: Courier Co., Printers, Binders and Engravers, 1886), 86. David Cloyd James (Union Circuit Court clerk) N00004850 1828-12-21 1915-01-18 Categories: People

Union County, Kentucky, attorney and court clerk. Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee native. Son of William James and Martha Cloyd James. Married to Sarah A. Nunn James in Crittenden County, Kentucky, on August 20, 1850. Married to Frances B. Cary James. Married to Martha A. Kirk James. Married to Amanda Morris James in Webster County, Kentucky, on September 28, 1865. Clerk in Crittenden County in 1850. Owned one enslaved person in Crittenden County in 1850. Farmer in Union County in 1854. Manager and bookkeeper at Curlew Mines in Union County from 1857 to 1860. Farmer in Union County from 1860 to 1863. Clerk of the Union Circuit Court from 1863 to 1868.

Relationships Political: Union Circuit Court Legal: Union Circuit Court Legal: Benjamin P. Cissell (Attorney, Union Co.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Crittenden County, District 2, p. 254A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Crittenden County, District 2. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Union County, Morganfield Precinct, p. 354B. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Crittenden County Marriages, Film 000558428. "Noted Financier of Union County is Dead," The Twice-A-Week Messenger (Owensboro, KY), January 23, 1915, p. 5. History of Union County, Kentucky: A Complete Account of the Settlement, Organization and Government of the County, Together with Facts and Figures Concerning the Society, Professions, Commerce, Industries, Agriculture, Coal, Railroads, Education, Religion, and Other Institutions and Resources of the County, and Biographical Sketches of Its Leading Citizens, (Evansville, IN: Courier Co., 1886), pp. 470-472. "David Cloyd James (1826-1915)," Find A Grave, Memorial 106628135, accessed December 19, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106628135. Union County, Kentucky P00001845 Categories: Places

Seat at Morganfield, Kentucky. Located on the Ohio and Tradewater rivers.

37.6639, -87.9727 Ron D. Bryant, "Union County" in in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 907-08. USGS: Earth Explorer, "Union County, Kentucky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on September 5, 2019). Morganfield, Kentucky P00001832 Categories: Places

Seat of Union County, Kentucky.

37.6834, -87.9167 Ron D. Bryant, "Morganfield" in in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 653. USGS: Earth Explorer, "Morganfield, Kentucky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on September 6, 2019). Union Circuit Court O00000582 Categories: Organizations

Located in the 14th Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Judge(s): William P. Fowler. Commonwealth’s Attorney(s): L. M. Low, John Barrett, and Benjamin P. Cissell. Clerk(s): John S. Geiger and David C. James.

Relationships Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Legal: Leonard Clements Sr. (Union County, Kentucky, farmer)

“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. Union County, Kentucky 1863-09-18 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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To his Excellency the Governer.

Your Petitioner Geo Parker will state that he is sheriff of Union County and at the last term of the Union Quarterly Court, one Whitmall Mitchell was in the County seat Morganfield, drinking and disorderly. Your Petitioner was attending on the court, By order of the County Judge E G Taylor arrested Mitchell and put him in Jail Some time after the arrest an attorney of the Court moved to alow the prisoner to be brought out, and be permitted to execute bond to keep the peace -- This was ordered and he was brought out; but coming into the court house he was still noisy and the Court ordered your petitioner to again carry him to Jail -- Your petitioner started to the door with the prisoner carrying him to Jail, when L. S. Mitchell a brother of the prisoner when out of doors requested your petitioner to return and obtain the Judges consent that he might take him home. Your petitioner returned to ask permission of the Court to suffer his brother to take him home, the Judge refused this permission and directed me to put him in jail, I at once returned and sought out the prisoner and he had escaped and gone home ^as I supposed^ when without the knowledge of your petitioner Saml C Hughes our County Judge imposed a fine on your petitioner of twenty dollars. Your petitioner

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was at the time very unwell and acted in good faith and did not refuse to execute the orders of the court with any disrespect or for any favor towards the prisoner --

Wherefore he prays the executive to remit said fine --

Geo Parker

A. P. Mitchell and L S Mitchell say they have heard the foregoing petition read and assent to the Statements and say they acquit Geo Parker of any blame. and further that on the day of the accurence Parker was very unwell or appeared to be

L S Mitchell A. P. Mitchell

Sworn to before me by Geo Parker A P Mitchell & L S Mitchell, this 18th September 1863

David C James Clerk Union Circuit Court